Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/putari

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Proto-Ryukyuan

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *putari (“two people”). Equivalent to *puta (“two”) + *-ri (“person suffix”).

Noun

*putari

  1. two people

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 二人 (tai)
    • Kunigami: 二人 (tai)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 二人 (tāri)
    • Okinawan: 二人 (tai)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 二人 (tari, tāri, tar)
    • Yoron: 二人 (tai)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 二人 (futāz)
    • ⇒ Yonaguni: 二人 (taintu) (< *putari-bito)
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