Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/mati

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 *matu (“to wait”).

Pronunciation

• Tone class: B

Verb

*mati

1. to wait

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 待ちゅい (machui)
  • Kunigami: 待ち゚ゅん (macun)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 待と゚ぅり (maθuri)
  • Okinawan: 待ちゅん (machun)
  • Okinoerabu: 待っちゅん (matchun)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 待ちゅむっ (machum)
  • Tokunoshima: 待つぃ (matsi)
  • Yoron: 待ちゅん (machun)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 待つ (matsï)
  • Yaeyama: 待ちゅん (machun)
  • Yonaguni: 待とぅん (matun)