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Thanks for this information. Does the word "cup" in Ainu mean "sun" and "moon"? If so, is there a way to distinguish when moon or sun is used?
Comment by thisishome at 07/11/2024 at 14:16 UTC
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Cup from my interpretation is used for a celestial bodies, namely the sun or moon. You have kunnecup and tokapcup. There are other names as well depending on dialect. Kunnecup is dark “cup” or the moon and tokapcup is daytime “cup” or the sun. Cup is also seemingly used for “month”, which is likely an influence from japanese “月”. Cup is seemingly often used by itself when expressing the moon.