Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/yapara

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 *yapara (“soft”).

Adjective

*yapara

1. soft

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 柔ーらしぇん (yapārashen)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 柔らさり (yawarasari)
  • Okinawan: 柔らさん (yafarasan)
  • Okinoerabu: 柔らさん (yawarasan)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 柔らさむっ (yawarasam)
  • Tokunoshima: 柔らい (yarai)
  • Yoron: 柔らさん (yaparasan)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 柔らー (yārā)
  • Yaeyama: 柔らさーん (yārasān)
  • Yonaguni: 柔らん (daran)