Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/pama

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 *pama (“beach”).

Noun

*pama

  1. beach

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 浜 (fama, hama)
    • Kunigami: 浜 (phamā)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 浜 (hama)
    • Okinawan: 浜 (hama)
    • Okinoerabu: 浜 (hama)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 浜 (hama)
    • Tokunoshima: 浜 (hāma)
    • Yoron: 浜 (pama)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 浜 (pama)
    • Yaeyama: 浜 (pama)
    • Yonaguni: 浜 (hama)
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