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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/taka

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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 *taka (high, tall).

Adjective

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*taka

  1. high, tall

Descendants

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  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 高さい (θāsai)
    • Kunigami: 高しぇん (thakāshen, thāshen)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 高さり (θahasari)
    • Okinawan: 高さん (takasan)
    • Okinoerabu: 高さん (θāsan, θaxasan)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 高さむっ (θahāsam)
    • Tokunoshima: 高い (θāi)
    • Yoron: 高さん (tāsan)
  • Southern Ryukyuan: