Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/koba
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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
Etymology
The word koba ~ kuba ~ fuba is distributed in the southern areas of Kagoshima.[1]
Pronunciation
- Tone class: A
Noun
*koba
- Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)
Descendants
- Northern Ryukyuan:
- Southern Ryukyuan:
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (尚学図書) (1989) 日本方言大辞典 [Unabridged Japanese Dialect Dictionary], volume 1, Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN, page 771