Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/-te

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

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *-te (“gerund marker (in verbs)”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /te/

Suffix

*-te

gerund marker (in verbs)

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: てﾟぃ (θi)
- Kunigami: てぃ (thi)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: とぃ (tï)
- Okinawan: てぃ (ti)
- Oki-No-Erabu: てﾟぃ (θi)
- Southern Amami-Oshima: とぃ (tï)
- Toku-No-Shima: てﾟぃ (θi)
- Yoron: てぃ (ti)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: ってぃ (tti) (< *site)
- Yaeyama: ってぃ (tti)
- Yonaguni: てぃ (ti)