Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kokono

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

Proto-Ryukyuan numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: *kokono

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *kəkənə (“nine”).

Numeral

*kokono

  1. nine

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 九 (xunu)
    • Kunigami: 九 (khunu)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 九 (xunu)
    • Okinawan: 九 (kukunu)
    • Okinoerabu: 九 (kunu)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 九 (xunu)
    • Tokunoshima: 九 (kunu)
    • Yoron: 九 (kunu)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 九 (kukunu)
    • Yaeyama: 九 (kukunu)
    • Yonaguni: 九 (kugunu)
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