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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kura

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 *kura (“dark”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kuɾa/

Adjective

*kura

  1. dark

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 暗ーせん (く゚らーせん, kurāsen)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 暗さり (くらさり, kurasari)
    • Okinawan: 暗さん (くらさん, kurasan)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 暗 (っふぁ, ffa)
    • Yaeyama: 暗さん (っふぁさん, ffasan)
    • Yonaguni: 暗ん (ふらん, furan)
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