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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/iso

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

Borrowed from Early Middle Japanese 磯 (iso, “rocky shore”), as the Ryukyuan terms would not palatalize if it was a genuine Proto-Japonic word.

Pronunciation
  • Tone class: X

Noun

*iso

  1. rocky shore

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 磯 (isho)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 磯 (isho /⁠ʔìɕôˑ⁠/)
    • ⇒ Yoron: 磯端 (ishubata /⁠ʔìɕùbàtà⁠/) (< *iso-bata)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 磯 (isu)
    • Yaeyama: 磯 (ishu /⁠ʔíɕú⁠/)
    • Yonaguni: 磯 (isu)
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