Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/-(a)re-

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 *-(a)ru (makes the passive voice).

Suffix

*-(a)re-

1. (Makes the passive voice.)

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: りゆい (-(a)riyui)
  • Kunigami: りん (-(a)rin)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: るぃるり (-(a)rïruri)
  • Okinawan: りゆん (-(a)riyun)
  • Okinoerabu: りゆん (-(a)riyun)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: りゆむっ (-(a)riyum)
  • Tokunoshima: るぃ (-(a)rï)
  • Yoron: りゅん (-(a)ryun)