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Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kaku

This Proto-Japonic 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.
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Proto-Japonic

Verb

*kaku (infinitive *kaki)

  1. to scratch
  2. to write

Descendants
  • Old Japanese: 掻く (kaku, “to scratch”), 書く (kaku, “to write”)
    • Japanese: 掻く (kaku, “to scratch”), 書く (kaku, “to write”)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *kaki
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 掻ちゅい, 書ちゅい (kachui)
      • Kunigami: 掻ちゅん, 書ちゅん (hachun)
      • Northern Amami-Oshima: 掻きゅり, 書きゅり (kakyuri)
      • Okinawan: 掻ちゅん, 書ちゅん (kachun)
      • Oki-No-Erabu: 掻きゅん, 書きゅん (kakyun)
      • Southern Amami-Oshima: 掻きゅむっ, 書きゅむっ (kakyum)
      • Toku-No-Shima: 掻きぃ, 書きぃ (kakï)
      • Yoron: 掻きゅん, 書きゅん (kakyun)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 掻きぃ, 書きぃ (kaksï)
      • Yaeyama: 掻くん, 書くん (kakun)
      • Yonaguni: 掻ぐん, 書ぐん (kagun)
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