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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/tuyo

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 *tuyo (“strong”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tujo/

Adjective

*tuyo

  1. strong

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 強さい (つさい, tsusai)
    • Kunigami: 強ーせん (ちゅーせん, chūsen)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 強ーさり (ちゅーさり, chūsari)
    • Okinawan: 強ーさん (ちゅーさん, chūsan)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 強ーさん (ちゅーさん, chūsan)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 強ーさい (ちょーさい, chōsai)
    • Yoron: 強ーさん (ちゅーさん, chūsan)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 強 (つー, tsū)
    • Yaeyama: 強さい (つーさん, tsūsan)
    • Yonaguni: 強ん (すさん, susan)
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