Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/inama

Etymology
According to one theory, the descendants would experience a sound shift via ⟨⟩ (c.f. ), by →  →. However, all reflexes point to initial *ina-ma (second component identical to ), with progressive palatalization operating in Northern Ryukyuan. Compare >  and.

Adverb

 * 1) now

Descendants

 * Northern Ryukyuan: *inyama
 * Southern Ryukyuan: *ïnama
 * (< *inae)
 * Southern Ryukyuan: *ïnama
 * (< *inae)
 * Southern Ryukyuan: *ïnama
 * (< *inae)
 * Southern Ryukyuan: *ïnama
 * (< *inae)
 * Southern Ryukyuan: *ïnama
 * (< *inae)
 * (< *inae)
 * (< *inae)