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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kimi

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 *kimi (“millet; proso millet”).

Pronunciation
  • Tone class: B

Noun

*kimi

  1. millet
  2. proso millet

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • ⇒ Kunigami: 唐黍 (thōjimī /⁠tʰòːdʑìmíː⁠/) (< *tau-gimi)
    • ⇒ Northern Amami-Oshima: 唐の黍 (θonokin) (< *tau-no-kimi)
    • ⇒ Okinawan: 真黍 (mājin /⁠máːdʑìŋ⁠/), 唐ぬ黍 (tōnuchin /⁠tòːnùtɕìŋ⁠/) (< *ma-gimi, *tau-no-kimi)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 黍 (kimī /⁠kìmǐː⁠/), ⇒ 唐黍 (tōjini /⁠tòːdʑìní⁠/) (< *kimi, *tau-gimi)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 黍 (kimi /⁠kìmìˑ⁠/)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 黍 (kimi /⁠kìmî⁠/), ⇒ 唐黍 (tōgin /⁠tòːgɪ́ŋ⁠/) (< *kimi, *tau-gimi)
    • ⇒ Yoron: 唐黍 (tōgin /⁠tòːgǐŋ⁠/) (< *tau-gimi)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 黍 (ksïm)
    • Yaeyama: 黍 (kïn /⁠kɨ́ŋ⁠/)
    • ⇒ Yonaguni: 黍 (chinti /⁠tɕǐntî⁠/), 高黍 (tagachin /⁠tàgátɕîŋ⁠/) (< *kimi-[si ~ tE], *taka-kimi)
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