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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/yo

This Proto-Ryukyuan entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Ryukyuan

Etymology 1

From Proto-Japonic *yə (“four”).

Pronunciation

Numeral
Proto-Ryukyuan cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *yo

*yo

  1. four

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 四 (ゆー, yū)
    • Kunigami: 四 (ゆー, yū)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 四 (ゆー, yū)
    • Okinawan: 四 (ゆー, yū)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 四 (ゆー, yū)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 四 (ゆー, yū)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 四 (ゆー, yū)
    • Yoron: 四 (ゆー, yū)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 四 (ゆー, yū)
    • Yaeyama: 四 (ゆー, yū)
    • Yonaguni: 四 (どぅー, dū)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Japonic *yo (“night”).

Noun

*yo

  1. night

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 夜 (ゆー, yū)
    • Kunigami: 夜 (ゆー, yū)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 夜 (ゆー, yū)
    • Okinawan: 夜 (ゆー, yū)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 夜 (ゆー, yū)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 夜 (ゆー, yū)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 夜 (ゆー, yū)
    • Yoron: 夜 (ゆー, yū)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 夜 (ゆー, yū)
    • Yaeyama: 夜 (ゆー, yū)
    • Yonaguni: 夜 (どぅー, dū)
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