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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kiri

This Proto-Ryukyuan entry contains reconstructed words 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 *kiru (“to cut”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kiɾi/

Verb

*kiri

  1. to cut

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 切ゆい (ちゆい, chiyui)
    • Kunigami: 切ん (ちん, chin)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 切るり (きるり, kiruri)
    • Okinawan: 切ーん (ちーん, chīn)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 切ゅん (きゅん, kyun)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 切りゅむっ (きりゅむっ, kiryum)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 切りぃ (きりぃ, kirï)
    • Yoron: 切ゅん (きゅん, kyun)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 切 (きぃー, ksïï)
    • Yaeyama: 切ん (きぃすん, kïsun)
    • Yonaguni: 切ん (つん, tsun)
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