Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/tori

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 *təri (“bird”).

Noun

*tori

  1. bird

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan: 투리 (/⁠tʰu.ri⁠/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
    • Kikai: 鳥 (θui)
    • Kunigami: 鳥 (thui)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 鳥 (θuri)
    • Okinawan: 鳥 (tui)
    • Okinoerabu: 鳥 (tui)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 鳥 (tur)
    • Tokunoshima: 鳥 (tui)
    • Yoron: 鳥 (tui)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 鳥 (tūz)
    • Yaeyama: 鳥 (turï)
    • Yonaguni: 鳥 (tui)
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