Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ti

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Proto-Ryukyuan

Etymology 1

  • From Proto-Japonic *ti (“blood”).

    Pronunciation

    • Tone class: A

    Noun

    *ti

    1. blood
    Descendants
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 血 (chī)
      • Kunigami: 血 (chī /⁠tɕíː⁠/)
      • Northern Amami-Oshima: 血 (chī)
      • Okinawan: 血 (chī /⁠tɕîː⁠/)
      • Oki-No-Erabu: 血 (chī /⁠tɕíː⁠/)
      • Southern Amami-Oshima: 血 (chī /⁠tɕîː⁠/)
      • Toku-No-Shima: 血 (tsïï /⁠tsˀɨ́ː⁠/)
      • Yoron: 血 (chī /⁠tɕìː⁠/)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 血 (tsïï)
      • Yaeyama: 血 (tsïï /⁠tsɨ̂ː⁠/)
      • Yonaguni: 血 (chī /⁠tɕˀíː⁠/)

    Etymology 2

  • From Proto-Japonic *ti (“breastmilk”).

    Pronunciation

    • Tone class: B

    Noun

    *ti

    1. breastmilk
    Descendants
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 乳 (chī)
      • Kunigami: 乳 (chī, chīchī /⁠tɕĭː, tɕìːtɕîː⁠/)
      • Northern Amami-Oshima: 乳 (chī)
      • Okinawan: 乳 (chī, chīchī /⁠tɕìː, tɕìːtɕìː⁠/)
      • Oki-No-Erabu: 乳 (chī /⁠tɕˀĭː⁠/)
      • Southern Amami-Oshima: 乳 (chī /⁠tɕìː⁠/)
      • Toku-No-Shima: 乳 (tsïï /⁠tsˀɨ̂ː⁠/)
      • Yoron: 乳 (chī /⁠tɕĭː⁠/)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 乳 (tsïï)
      • Yaeyama: 乳 (tsïï /⁠tsɨ́ː⁠/)
      • Yonaguni: 乳 (chī /⁠tɕˀìː⁠/)

    Etymology 1

  • From Proto-Japonic *tuy (“fishhook”).

    Pronunciation

    • Tone class: A

    Noun

    *ti

    1. fishhook
    Descendants
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kunigami: 鉤 (chī /⁠tɕíː⁠/)
      • Oki-No-Erabu: 鉤 (chī /⁠tɕíː⁠/)
      • Yoron: 鉤 (chī /⁠tɕìː⁠/)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 鉤 (tsïï)
      • Yaeyama: 鉤 (tsïï /⁠tsɨ̂ː⁠/)
      • Yonaguni: 鉤 (chi)
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