Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kami

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 *kamuy (“god”).

Noun

*kami

1. god

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 神 (kami)
  • Kunigami: 神 (khamī)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 神 (xami)
  • Okinawan: 神 (kami)
  • Okinoerabu: 神 (hamī)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 神 (kami)
  • Tokunoshima: 神 (kamī)
  • Yoron: 神 (kami)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 神 (kam)
  • Yaeyama: 神 (kan)
  • Yonaguni: 神 (kami, kan)