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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/putari

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Japonic *putari (two people). Equivalent to *puta (two) + *-ri (person suffix).

Noun

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*putari

  1. two people

Descendants

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  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 二人 (tai)
    • Kunigami: 二人 (tai)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 二人 (tāri)
    • Okinawan: 二人 (tai)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 二人 (tari, tāri, tar)
    • Yoron: 二人 (tai)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 二人 (futāz)
    • Yonaguni: 二人 (taintu) (< *putari-bito)