Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/(i-)kita

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(i)kita/

Pronoun

*(i-)kita

1. we, us, our (inclusive)

Descendants

• Proto-Philippine:
  • Hiligaynon: kita
  • Tagalog: kita
• Proto-Malayic: *kita(ʔ)
  • Ibanic
    • Iban: kitai
  • Nuclear Malayic
    • Malay: kita
      • Indonesian: kita
      • Manado Malay: (first person singular personal pronoun) kita (“I”)
      • North Moluccan Malay: (first person singular personal pronoun) kita (“I”)
  • Urak Lawoi': กีตา (kita)

See also

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian personal pronouns

			singular	plural
1st person			*(i-)aku	*(i-)kita (inclusive) *kami (exclusive)
2nd person			*(i-)kahu	*(i-)kam(i)u
3rd person			*(si-)ia	*(si-)ida