Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/sata

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 Middle Chinese 砂糖 (MC srae dang).

Pronunciation

  • Tone class: C

Noun

*sata

  1. sugar cane

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan: *sata, *sataa, *saataa
    • Kikai: 砂糖 (satā)
    • Kunigami: 砂糖 (sātā /⁠sàːtâː⁠/)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 砂糖 (saθa)
    • Okinawan: 砂糖 (sātā /⁠sàːtàː⁠/)
    • Okinoerabu: 砂糖 (sata /⁠sàtâ⁠/)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 砂糖 (sta /⁠stàˑ⁠/)
    • Tokunoshima: 砂糖 (satta /⁠sàQtá⁠/)
    • Yoron: 砂糖 (sata /⁠sátá⁠/)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 砂糖 (sātā)
    • Yaeyama: 砂糖 (sattā /⁠sáQtáː⁠/)
    • Yonaguni: 砂糖 (sata /⁠sàtâ⁠/)
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