Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kakau

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 *kakapu (“rag”).

Pronunciation

  • Tone class: C

Noun

*kakau

  1. rag

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai:
      • Aden: こ゚ー (xō)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima:
      • Yamatohama: こ゚ほ (xoho)
    • Old Okinawan:
      • Kunigami:
        • Iejima: はほ (haho /⁠hàhô⁠/)
        • Nakijin-Yonamine: ほー (hō /⁠hôː⁠/)
      • Central-Southern Okinawan:
        • Shuri: かこー (kakō /⁠kákóː⁠/)
    • Yoron:
      • Mugiya Higashi-ku: かほー (kahō /⁠kàhóː⁠/)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako:
      • Tarama: かくー (kakū)
    • Yaeyama:
      • Hatoma: かこー (kakō /⁠kḁ̀kòː⁠/)
      • Ishigaki: かこー (kakō /⁠kákóː⁠/)
      • Taketomi: かーふ (kāfu /⁠kaːɸu⁠/)
    • ⇒ Yonaguni: びりかぐ (birikagu /⁠bìɾìkàgù⁠/) (< *WErE-kakau)
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