Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/tuna

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 *tuna (“rope”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tuna/

Noun

*tuna

rope

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kunigami: 綱 (ちなー, chinā)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 綱 (つぃな, tsïna)
- Okinawan: 綱 (ちな, china)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 綱 (ちなー, chinā)
Southern Ryukyuan
- Miyako: 綱 (つぃな, tsïna)
- Yaeyama: 綱 (つぃな, tsïna)
- Yonaguni: 綱 (んな, nna)

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