Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/towo

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 1

From Proto-Japonic *təwə (“ten”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /towo/

Numeral

**Proto-Ryukyuan cardinal numbers**
< 9	10	11 >
Cardinal : *towo

*towo

ten

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: 十 (とﾟぅー, θū)
- Kunigami: 十 (とぅー, thū)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 十 (とﾟぅー, θū)
- Okinawan: 十 (とぅー, tū)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 十 (とぅー, tū)
- Southern Amami-Oshima: 十 (とぅー, tū)
- Toku-No-Shima: 十 (とぅー, tū)
- Yoron: 十 (とぅー, tū)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 十 (とぅー, tū)
- Yaeyama: 十 (とぅー, tū)
- Yonaguni: 十 (とぅー, tū)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Japonic *təpə (“distant, far; long, remote”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /towo/

Adjective

*towo

distant, far
long, remote

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: 遠さい (とﾟぅーさい, θūsai)
- Kunigami: 遠せん (とぅーせん, thūsen)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 遠さり (とﾟぅーさり, θūsari)
- Okinawan: 遠さん (とぅーさん, tūsan)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 遠さん (とぅーさん, tūsan)
- Southern Amami-Oshima: 遠さむっ (とぅーさむっ, tūsam)
- Toku-No-Shima: 遠さい (とぅーさい, tūsai)
- Yoron: 遠さん (とぅーさん, tūsan)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 遠 (とぅー, tū)
- Yaeyama: 遠さん (とぅーさん, tūsan)
- Yonaguni: 遠ん (とぅーん, tūn)

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