Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/sini

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 *sinu (“to die; go away, leave”).

Verb

*sini

  1. to die

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 死にゅい (shinyui)
    • Kunigami: 死ぬん (shinun)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 死みゅり (shimyuri)
    • Okinawan: 死ぬん (shinun)
    • Okinoerabu: 死にゅん (shinyun)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 死にゅむっ (shinyum)
    • Tokunoshima: 死み (sïmi)
    • Yoron: 死にゅん (shinyun)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 死 (sun)
    • Yaeyama: 死ぬん (sïnun)
    • Yonaguni: 死ぬん (nnun)
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