Proto-Ryukyuan
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Etymology 1
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From Proto-Japonic *təwə (“ten”).
*towo
- ten
Descendants
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- Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: 十 (θū)
- Kunigami: 十 (thū)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 十 (θū)
- Okinawan: 十 (tū)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 十 (tū)
- Southern Amami-Oshima: 十 (tū)
- Toku-No-Shima: 十 (tū)
- Yoron: 十 (tū)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 十 (tū)
- Yaeyama: 十 (tū)
- Yonaguni: 十 (tū)
Etymology 2
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From Proto-Japonic *təpə (“distant, far; long, remote”).
Adjective
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*towo
- distant, far
- long, remote
Descendants
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- Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: 遠さい (θūsai)
- Kunigami: 遠せん (thūsen)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 遠さり (θūsari)
- Okinawan: 遠さん (tūsan)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 遠さん (tūsan)
- Southern Amami-Oshima: 遠さむっ (tūsam)
- Toku-No-Shima: 遠さい (tūsai)
- Yoron: 遠さん (tūsan)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 遠 (tū)
- Yaeyama: 遠さん (tūsan)
- Yonaguni: 遠ん (twan)