Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kono

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 *kə-nə (“this”).

Pronoun

*kono

1. this (attributive)

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 此ん (fun), 此ぬ (funu, kunu)
  • Kunigami: 此ぬ (funu)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 此ん (xun)
  • Okinawan: 此ぬ (kunu)
  • Okinoerabu: 此ぬ (funu)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 此ん (xun)
  • Tokunoshima: 此ん (kun)
  • Yoron: 此ぬ (funu)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 此ぬ (kunu)
  • Yaeyama: 此ぬ (kunu)
  • Yonaguni: 此ぬ (kunu)