Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kuro

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 edit

From Proto-Japonic *kuro (black).

Adjective edit

*kuro

  1. black

Noun edit

*kuro

  1. black

Antonyms edit

Descendants edit

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: (kurū), 黒せい (kurusai)
    • Kunigami: (kurū), 黒せん (kurusen)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: (kurū), 黒さり (kurusari)
    • Okinawan: (kurū), 黒さん (kurusan)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: (kurū), 黒さん (kurusan)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: (kurū), 黒さむっ (kurusam)
    • Toku-No-Shima: (kurū), 黒せい (kurusai)
    • Yoron: (kurū), 黒さん (kurusan)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:

References edit

  • Thorpe, Maner Lawton (1983) Ryūkyūan Language History[1], Doctoral dissertation. University of Southern California, page 265