Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/pa

This Proto-Japonic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Japonic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa/

Particle

*pa

topic marker

Descendants

Old Japanese: は (pa)
- Japanese: は (wa)
Ryukyuan: *wa
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kunigami: や (ya)
  - Okinawan: や (ya)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: あ (a)
  - Yaeyama: あ (a)
  - Yonaguni: あ (a)

Noun

*pa

leaf

Descendants

Old Japanese: 葉 (pa)
- Japanese: 葉 (は, ha)
Ryukyuan: *pa
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kikai: 葉 (ぱー, pā)
  - Kunigami: 葉 (ぱー, phā)
  - Northern Amami-Oshima: 葉 (はー, hā)
  - Okinawan: 葉 (ふぁー, fā)
  - Oki-No-Erabu: 葉 (はー, fā)
  - Toku-No-Shima: 葉 (はー, hā)
  - Yoron: 葉 (ぱー, pā)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 葉 (ぱー, pā)
  - Yaeyama: 葉 (ぱー, pā)
  - Yonaguni: 葉 (はー, hā)

Noun

*pa

tooth

Descendants

Old Japanese: 歯 (pa)
- Japanese: 歯 (は, ha)
Ryukyuan: *pa
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kunigami: 歯 (ぱー, phā)
  - Northern Amami-Oshima: 歯 (はー, hā)
  - Okinawan: 歯 (はー, hā)
  - Oki-No-Erabu: 歯 (はー, hā)
  - Toku-No-Shima: 歯 (はー, hā)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 歯 (ぱー, pā)
  - Yaeyama: 歯 (ぱー, pā)
  - Yonaguni: 歯 (はー, hā)

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