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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/omi

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 *omi (“ocean, sea”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /omi/

Noun

*omi

  1. ocean, sea

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan: 烏乜 (ume) (Liúqiú guăn yìyŭ, 1469-1470)
    • Kikai: 海 (うみ, umi)
    • Kunigami: 海 (うみ, umi)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 海 (うみ, umi)
    • Okinawan: 海 (うみ, umi)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 海 (うに, uni)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 海 (うみ, umi)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 海 (うん, un)
    • Yoron: 海 (うん, un)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 海 (いむっ, im)
    • Yaeyama: 海 (いん, in)
    • Yonaguni: 海 (うんなが, unnaga)
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