Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kura

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 *kura (“dark”).

Adjective

*kura

  2. dark

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 暗せん (k'urāsen)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 暗さり (k'urasari)
    • Okinawan: 暗さん (kurasan)
    • Okinoerabu: 暗さん (kurasan)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 暗さむっ (kurāsam)
    • Tokunoshima: 暗い (kurāi)
    • Yoron: 暗さん (kurasan)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 暗 (ffa)
    • Yaeyama: 暗さん (ffasan)
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