Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ti

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 1

  • From Proto-Japonic *ti (“blood”).

    Pronunciation

    • Tone class: A

    Noun

    *ti

    1. blood
    Descendants
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 血 (chī)
      • Kunigami: 血 (chī /⁠tɕíː⁠/)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 血 (chī)
      • Okinawan: 血 (chī /⁠tɕîː⁠/)
      • Okinoerabu: 血 (chī /⁠tɕíː⁠/)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 血 (chī /⁠tɕîː⁠/)
      • Tokunoshima: 血 (tsïï /⁠tsˀɨ́ː⁠/)
      • Yoron: 血 (chī /⁠tɕìː⁠/)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 血 (tsïï)
      • Yaeyama: 血 (tsïï /⁠tsɨ̂ː⁠/)
      • Yonaguni: 血 (chī /⁠tɕˀíː⁠/)

    Etymology 2

  • From Proto-Japonic *ti (“breastmilk”).

    Pronunciation

    • Tone class: B

    Noun

    *ti

    1. breastmilk
    Descendants
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 乳 (chī)
      • Kunigami: 乳 (chī, chīchī /⁠tɕĭː, tɕìːtɕîː⁠/)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 乳 (chī)
      • Okinawan: 乳 (chī, chīchī /⁠tɕìː, tɕìːtɕìː⁠/)
      • Okinoerabu: 乳 (chī /⁠tɕˀĭː⁠/)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 乳 (chī /⁠tɕìː⁠/)
      • Tokunoshima: 乳 (tsïï /⁠tsˀɨ̂ː⁠/)
      • Yoron: 乳 (chī /⁠tɕĭː⁠/)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 乳 (tsïï)
      • Yaeyama: 乳 (tsïï /⁠tsɨ́ː⁠/)
      • Yonaguni: 乳 (chī /⁠tɕˀìː⁠/)
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