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Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kuntira

This Proto-Japonic 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-Japonic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kuntiɾa/

Noun

*kuntira

  1. whale

Descendants
  • Old Japanese: 久治良 (kudira)
    • Japanese: 鯨 (kujira)
  • Ryukyuan: *kudira
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kunigami: 鯨 (ぐんじゃ, gunja)
      • Okinawan: 鯨 (ぐじら, gujira)
      • Oki-No-Erabu: 鯨 (ぐじや, gujiya)
      • Southern Amami-Oshima: 鯨 (ぐじりゃ, gujirya)
      • Toku-No-Shima: 鯨 (ぐんじゃ, gunja)
      • Yoron: 鯨 (ぐーじゃー, gūjā)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 鯨 (ふづぁ, fudza)
      • Yaeyama: 鯨 (ふっつぁ, futtsa)
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