Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/putari

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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/putari

This Proto-Ryukyuan entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /putaɾi/

Noun

*putari

1. two people

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 二人 (たﾟい, tai)
  • Northern Amami-Oshima: 二人 (たーり, tāri)
  • Okinawan: 二人 (たい, tai)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 二人 (ふたあーㇲ゙, futāz)