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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ki

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 *koy (“yellow”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*ki

  1. yellow

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 黄色 (chīrū)
    • Okinawan: 黄色 (chīru)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 黄色 (kīir)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 黄色 (ksïïru)
    • Yaeyama: 黄 (kïï)
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