Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kura
Proto-Ryukyuan
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Japonic *kura (“dark”).
Adjective
edit*kura
Descendants
edit- Northern Ryukyuan:
- Southern Ryukyuan:
Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-Japonic *kora (“children; child”).
Noun
edit*kura
Descendants
edit- Northern Ryukyuan:
- Southern Ryukyuan:
References
edit- Thorpe, Maner Lawton (1983) Ryūkyūan Language History[1], Doctoral dissertation. University of Southern California, page 271