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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/tuno

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Japonic *tuno (horn).

Noun

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*tuno

  1. horn

Descendants

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  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: (tunu)
    • Kunigami: (chinū)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: (tsïno)
    • Okinawan: (chinu)
    • Okinoerabu: (chinu)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: (tïno)
    • Tokunoshima: (tsïno)
    • Yoron: (chinu)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: (tsïnu)
    • Yaeyama: (tsunu)
    • Yonaguni: (nnun)