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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/siri

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 *siru (“to know”).

Verb

*siri

  1. to know

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 知ん (shin) (only used as a suffix)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 知るり (shiruri)
    • Okinawan: 知ゆん (shiyun)
    • Yoron: 知っちゅん (shitchun) (< *sir-i-t-e-wori)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 知 (ssï)
    • Yaeyama: 知すん (sïsun)
    • Yonaguni: 知ん (chun)
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