Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/agi

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 *anki (“jaw”).

Pronunciation

• Tone class: A

Noun

*agi

1. jaw; upper jaw; palate
2. gills

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 鰓 (ajī /⁠ʔàdʑíː⁠/)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 鰓 (agi)
  • Okinawan: 鰓 (aji /⁠ʔádʑì⁠/)
  • Yoron: 鰓, 口蓋 (agi /⁠àgì⁠/)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 口蓋 (agzï)
  • Yaeyama: 口蓋 (ai /⁠ʔáì⁠/)
  • Yonaguni: 鰓 (adi), 鰓骨 (adibuni /⁠àdíbúní⁠/)