Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/sabisi

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 *sanpuysi (“lonely”).

Adjective

*sabisi

1. lonely

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 寂せん (sabisen)
  • Okinawan: 寂っさん (sabissan)
  • Yoron: 寂さん (sabisan)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 寂す (sabsu)
  • Yaeyama: 寂っさ (sabissa)