Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/se

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 *se (“rapids”).

Pronunciation

• Tone class: A

Noun

*se

1. reef
2. boulder

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 瀬, 湍 (shī)
  • Kunigami: 瀬, 湍 (sïï /⁠ɕĭː⁠/)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 瀬, 湍 (shī)
  • Okinawan: 瀬, 湍 (shī /⁠ɕîː⁠/)
  • Okinoerabu: 瀬, 湍 (shī /⁠ɕĭː⁠/)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 瀬, 湍 (sïï /⁠ɕĭː⁠/)
  • Tokunoshima: 瀬, 湍 (shïï /⁠ɕɨ́ː⁠/) (Asama dialect)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 瀬, 湍 (shī)