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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/paka

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Japonic *paka (grave).

Noun

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*paka

  1. grave

Descendants

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  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: (faka)
    • Kunigami: (phakā)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: (haxa)
    • Okinawan: (haka)
    • Okinoerabu: (hakā)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: (hakā)
    • Tokunoshima: (haka, hā)
    • Yoron: (paka)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: (paka)
    • Yaeyama: (pakā)
    • Yonaguni: (haga)