Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/oni

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 *əni (“ghost; demon, ogre”).

Noun

*oni

1. ghost
2. demon, ogre

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 鬼 (oni, uni)
  • Kunigami: 鬼 (unī)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 鬼 (umi)
  • Okinawan: 鬼 (uni)
  • Okinoerabu: 鬼 (unī)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 鬼 (unï)
  • Tokunoshima: 鬼 (unī)
  • Yoron: 鬼 (uni)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 鬼 (un)
  • Yaeyama: 鬼 (un)
  • Yonaguni: 鬼 (un)