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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/koni

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 *koni (“country; land”).

Noun

*koni

  1. country
  2. land

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 国 (kunī)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 国 (kuni)
    • Okinawan: 国 (kuni)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 国 (kuni, kunī)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 国 (kunī)
    • Yoron: 国 (kuni)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 国 (kuni)
    • Yaeyama: 国 (kuni)
    • Yonaguni: 国 (kuni)
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