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Japanese
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(This term, あたま (atama), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as あたま, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あたま.)
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Yonaguni
Etymology
Cognate with Japanese 頭 (atama). The lack of attestations in other Ryukyuan languages suggest a loanword from Japanese.
Pronunciation
Noun
あたま (atama)
- a leader of a village
References
- Ikema, Nae (池間苗) (2003) 与那国語辞典 [Yonaguni Language Dictionary], Yonaguni: private publication, →OCLC, page 111