Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/koma

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 *kə- (“this”) with an element *ma (“space”) added.

Pronoun

*koma

1. here

   Synonym: *uma

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 此間 (fuma)
  • Kunigami: 此間 (fumā)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 此間 (xuma)
  • Okinawan: 此間 (kuma)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 此間 (xuma)
  • Tokunoshima: 此間 (kuma)
  • Yoron: 此間 (fuma)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 此間 (kuma)
  • Yaeyama: 此間 (kuma)
  • Yonaguni: 此間 (kuma)