Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/tori

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

From Proto-Japonic *təri (“bird”).

Noun

*tori

1. bird

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 鳥 (θui)
  • Kunigami: 鳥 (thui)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 鳥 (θuri)
  • Okinawan: 鳥 (tui)
  • Okinoerabu: 鳥 (tui)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 鳥 (tur)
  • Tokunoshima: 鳥 (tui)
  • Yoron: 鳥 (tui)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 鳥 (tūz)
  • Yaeyama: 鳥 (turï)
  • Yonaguni: 鳥 (tui)