Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/pusi
Proto-Ryukyuan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Japonic *pusi (“joint”).
Pronunciation edit
- Tone class: B
- The forms with voiced b- have irregular accent, typically pointing to tone class A, although the Yonaguni accent has been interpreted in sources as either A [LH(H)] or C [LF ~ LH(L)].
Noun edit
*pusi
Descendants edit
- Northern Ryukyuan:
- Southern Ryukyuan: