Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ke

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 edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Japonic *kəi (“tree”).

Pronunciation edit

Tone class: B

Noun edit

*ke^[1]

tree

Descendants edit

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: 木, 樹 (xïï, hī)
- Kunigami: 木, 樹 (khī /⁠kʰǐː⁠/)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 木, 樹 (kï, xï, xïï)
- Okinawan: 木, 樹 (kī /⁠⁠⁠kìː⁠⁠/)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 木, 樹 (hī /⁠çǐː⁠/)
- Southern Amami-Oshima: 木, 樹 (xïï /⁠kʰɨ̀ˑ⁠/)
- Toku-No-Shima: 木, 樹 (kï /⁠kɨ́⁠/)
- Yoron: 木, 樹 (hī, shī /⁠çǐː, ɕǐː⁠/)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 木, 樹 (kī)
- Yaeyama: 木, 樹 (kī /⁠kíː⁠/)
- Yonaguni: 木, 樹 (kī /⁠⁠kìː⁠⁠/)

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Japonic *kai (“hair, fur”).

Pronu ciation edit

Tone class: A

Noun edit

*ke^[2]

hair, fur

Descendants edit

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: 毛 (xïï)
- Kunigami: 毛 (khī /⁠kʰíː⁠/)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 毛 (kï, xï, xïï)
- Okinawan: 毛 (kī /⁠kîː⁠/)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 毛 (hī /⁠çíː⁠/)
- Southern Amami-Oshima: 毛 (xïï /⁠kʰɨ̂ˑ⁠/)
- Toku-No-Shima: 毛 (kïï /⁠kɨ́ː⁠/)
- Yoron: 毛 (shī /⁠ɕìː⁠/)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 毛 (kī)
- Yaeyama: 毛 (kī /⁠kîː⁠/)
- Yonaguni: 毛 (kī /⁠kíː⁠/)

References edit

^ Thorpe, Maner Lawton (1983) Ryūkyūan Language History‎^[1], Doctoral dissertation. University of Southern California, pages 342-343
^ Thorpe, Maner Lawton (1983) Ryūkyūan Language History‎^[2], Doctoral dissertation. University of Southern California, page 293

[1] Thorpe, Maner Lawton (1983) Ryūkyūan Language History‎^[1], Doctoral dissertation. University of Southern California, pages 342-343

[2] Thorpe, Maner Lawton (1983) Ryūkyūan Language History‎^[2], Doctoral dissertation. University of Southern California, page 293

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