Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/sagi

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 *sanki (“heron”).

Pronunciation

• Tone class: A

Noun

*sagi

1. heron

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 鷺 (sājai)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 鷺 (sagi)
  • Okinawan: 鷺 (sāji, sājā)
  • Tokunoshima: 鷺 (sāgya)
  • Yoron: 鷺 (shāgi)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Yaeyama: 鷺 (sāngï)