Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kuti

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 *kutuy (“mouth”).

Noun

*kuti

  1. mouth

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan: 키지 (/⁠kʰɨ.t͡si⁠/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
    • Kikai: 口 (kuchi)
    • Kunigami: 口 (khuchī)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 口 (kuchi, xuchi)
    • Okinawan: 口 (kuchi)
    • Okinoerabu: 口 (kuchi, kuchī)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 口 (kuch)
    • Tokunoshima: 口 (kutsï)
    • Yoron: 口 (kuchi)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 口 (futsï)
    • Yaeyama: 口 (futsï)
    • Yonaguni: 口 (ttī)

References

  • Thorpe, Maner Lawton (1983) Ryūkyūan Language History‎[1], Doctoral dissertation. University of Southern California, page 308
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