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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kokono

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 *kəkənə (“nine”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kokono/

Numeral

*kokono

  1. nine

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 九 (く゚ぬ, kunu)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 九 (く゚ぬ, xunu)
    • Okinawan: 九 (くくぬ, kukunu)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 九 (くくぬ, kukunu)
    • Yaeyama: 九 (くくぬ, kukunu)
    • Yonaguni: 九 (くぐぬ, kugunu)
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