Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/pitə

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): /pitə/

Noun

*pitə

person
human

Descendants

Old Japanese: 人 (pi₁to₂)
- Japanese: 人 (ひと, hito)
Ryukyuan: *pito
- Northern Ryukyuan: 피죠 (picho), 피츄 (pichu) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
  - Kikai: 人 (っちゅ, tchu)
  - Kunigami: 人 (ちゅー, chū)
  - Northern Amami-Oshima: 人 (ちゅー, chū)
  - Okinawan: 人 (っちゅ, tchu)
  - Oki-No-Erabu: 人 (ちゅー, chū)
  - Southern Amami-Oshima: 人 (ちゅー, chū)
  - Toku-No-Shima: 人 (ちゅー, chū)
  - Yoron: 人 (ぴちゅ, pichu)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 人 (ぴぃとぅ, psïtu)
  - Yaeyama: 人 (ぴぃとぅ, pïtu)
  - Yonaguni: 人 (っとぅ, ttu)

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