Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ti

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

From Proto-Japonic *ti (“blood”).

Pronunciation

Tone class: A

Noun

*ti

blood

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: 血 (chī)
- Kunigami: 血 (chī /⁠tɕíː⁠/)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 血 (chī)
- Okinawan: 血 (chī /⁠tɕîː⁠/)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 血 (chī /⁠tɕíː⁠/)
- Southern Amami-Oshima: 血 (chī /⁠tɕîː⁠/)
- Toku-No-Shima: 血 (tsïï /⁠tsˀɨ́ː⁠/)
- Yoron: 血 (chī /⁠tɕìː⁠/)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 血 (tsïï)
- Yaeyama: 血 (tsïï /⁠tsɨ̂ː⁠/)
- Yonaguni: 血 (chī /⁠tɕˀíː⁠/)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Japonic *ti (“breastmilk”).

Pronunciation

Tone class: B

Noun

*ti

breastmilk

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: 乳 (chī)
- Kunigami: 乳 (chī, chīchī /⁠tɕĭː, tɕìːtɕîː⁠/)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 乳 (chī)
- Okinawan: 乳 (chī, chīchī /⁠tɕìː, tɕìːtɕìː⁠/)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 乳 (chī /⁠tɕˀĭː⁠/)
- Southern Amami-Oshima: 乳 (chī /⁠tɕìː⁠/)
- Toku-No-Shima: 乳 (tsïï /⁠tsˀɨ̂ː⁠/)
- Yoron: 乳 (chī /⁠tɕĭː⁠/)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 乳 (tsïï)
- Yaeyama: 乳 (tsïï /⁠tsɨ́ː⁠/)
- Yonaguni: 乳 (chī /⁠tɕˀìː⁠/)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Japonic *tuy (“fishhook”).

Pronunciation

Tone class: A

Noun

*ti

fishhook

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kunigami: 鉤 (chī /⁠tɕíː⁠/)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 鉤 (chī /⁠tɕíː⁠/)
- Yoron: 鉤 (chī /⁠tɕìː⁠/)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 鉤 (tsïï)
- Yaeyama: 鉤 (tsïï /⁠tsɨ̂ː⁠/)
- Yonaguni: 鉤 (chi)

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