Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/wono

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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 *wənə (axe).

Noun

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*wono

  1. axe

Descendants

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  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: (ūnu)
    • Kunigami: (ūnū)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: (un)
    • Okinawan: (ūn)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: (wun)
    • Yoron: (ūnu)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: (būna)
    • Yaeyama: (buinu, būnu)
    • Yonaguni: (bunu)