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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/yoki

This Proto-Ryukyuan entry contains reconstructed words 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

From Proto-Japonic *yoki (“hail, snow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /joki/

Noun

*yoki

  1. (precipitation) hail

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan: 유기 (yuki) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
    • Kunigami: 雪 (ゆちー, yuchī)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 雪 (ゆき, yuki)
    • Okinawan: 雪 (ゆち, yuchi)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 雪 (ゆきぃ, yuksï)
    • Yonaguni: 雪 (どぅてぃ, duti)
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