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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/waka

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

From Proto-Japonic *waka (“young”).

Adjective

*waka

  1. young

Antonyms

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 若さい (wāsai)
    • Kunigami: 若せん (wahāsen)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 若さり (wahasari)
    • Okinawan: 若さん (wakasan)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 若さん (wāsan)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 若さむっ (wahāsam)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 若せい (wāsai)
    • Yoron: 若さん (wāsan)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 若 (baka)
    • Yaeyama: 若さん (bagasan)
    • Yonaguni: 若ん (bagan)
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