Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kir-

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 *kir- (“to cut”).

Verb

*kir-

  1. to cut

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 切ゆい (chiyui)
    • Kunigami: 切ん (chin)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 切るり (kiruri)
    • Okinawan: 切ーん (chīn)
    • Okinoerabu: 切ゅん (kyun)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 切りゅむっ (kiryum)
    • Tokunoshima: 切りぃ (kirï)
    • Yoron: 切ゅん (kyun)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 切 (ksïï)
    • Yaeyama: 切ん (kïsun)
    • Yonaguni: 切ん (tsun)
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