Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/suba

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 *sunpa (“lip; tongue”).

Pronunciation

• Tone class: B

Noun

*suba

1. lip
2. tongue

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: すば (suba)
  • Kunigami: しばー (shibā /⁠ɕíbàː⁠/)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: すぃば (sïba)
  • Okinawan: すぃば (siba /⁠sìbà⁠/)
  • Okinoerabu: しばー (shibā /⁠ɕìbǎː⁠/)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: すぃば (sïba /⁠sɨ̀bàˑ⁠/)
  • Tokunoshima: すぃば (sïba /⁠sɨ̀bâ⁠/), すぃびゃ (sïbya /⁠sɨ̀bjâ⁠/)
  • Yoron: しば (shiba /⁠ɕìbá⁠/)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: すば (sïba)
  • Yaeyama: 口すば (futsï-suba /⁠ɸù̥tsɨ́.sùbà⁠/) (< *kuti-suba)
  • Yonaguni: んば (nba /⁠m̀Nbà⁠/)