Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ao

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Proto-Ryukyuan

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *awo (“blue, green”).

Adjective

*ao

blue, green

Noun

*ao

blue, green

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: 青 (ō), 青さい (ōsai)
- Kunigami: 青 (ō), 青しぇん (ōshen)
- Northern Amami Ōshima: 青 (ō), 青さり (ōsari)
- Okinawan: 青 (ō), 青さん (ōsan)
- Okinoerabu: 青 (ō), 青さん (ōsan)
- Southern Amami Ōshima: 青 (ō), 青さむっ (ōsam)
- Tokunoshima: 青い (aoi)
- Yoron: 青 (ō), 青さん (ōsan)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 青 (au, ō)
- Yaeyama: 青 (au), 青さん (ausan)
- Yonaguni: 青 (au)