Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/turu

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Japonic *turu (crane).

Pronunciation

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  • Tone class: A

Noun

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*turu

  1. crane

Descendants

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    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: (turu)
      • Kunigami: (chirū /⁠tɕìɾúː⁠/)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: (tsïru)
      • Okinawan: (tsiru /⁠tsíɾù⁠/)
      • Okinoerabu: (tsuru /⁠tsùɾú⁠/)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: (tïru /⁠tɨ̀ɾû⁠/)
      • Tokunoshima: 鶴ん鳥 (tsïruntui) (< *turu-n-tui)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: (churu)
      • Yaeyama: (tsïru /⁠tsɨ́ɾù⁠/)
      • Yonaguni: 鶴鳩 (chiru-hatu /⁠tɕìɾû.hàtù⁠/) (< *turu-pato)