Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/mi-

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 *mi- (“to see”).

Verb

*mi-

  1. to see

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 見ゆい (miyui)
    • Kunigami: 見ゅん (myun)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 見ゅーり (myūri)
    • Okinawan: 見ーん (nūn)
    • Okinoerabu: 見ゅん (myun)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 見りゅむ゚ (miryum)
    • Tokunoshima: 見ゅーん (nyūn)
    • Yoron: 見ゅん (myun)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 見ㇲ゙ (mīz)
    • Yaeyama: 見るん (mirun)
    • Yonaguni: 見ぬん (nnun)
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