Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/mayO

Pronunciation

 * Tone class: uncertain

Noun

 * 1) cat

Reconstruction notes
This word cannot be reconstructed with full confidence, as the various Ryukyuan dialects show variation between *mayO, *mayOCa, *miya, *miyanka, and *myau. *myau could be some borrowing from Chinese, or alternatively a metathesis of *mayO.

Descendants

 * Northern Ryukyuan: *mayO, *mayOCa, *mya, *myanka, *myau?
 * Southern Ryukyuan: *mayO, *mayOCa
 * Southern Ryukyuan: *mayO, *mayOCa
 * Southern Ryukyuan: *mayO, *mayOCa
 * Southern Ryukyuan: *mayO, *mayOCa
 * Southern Ryukyuan: *mayO, *mayOCa
 * Southern Ryukyuan: *mayO, *mayOCa
 * Southern Ryukyuan: *mayO, *mayOCa
 * Southern Ryukyuan: *mayO, *mayOCa
 * Southern Ryukyuan: *mayO, *mayOCa