Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/nada

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 *nanta (“an ocean with strong currents that is difficult to pass through”).

Pronunciation

• Tone class: B

Noun

*nada

1. an ocean with strong currents that is difficult to pass through

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 灘 (nadā /⁠nàdǎː⁠/)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 灘 (nada)
  • Okinawan: 灘 (nada /⁠nàdà⁠/)