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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/pito

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This Proto-Ryukyuan 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-Ryukyuan

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Etymology 1

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Proto-Ryukyuan numbers (edit)
10
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    Cardinal: *pito
    Ordinal: *patu

From Proto-Japonic *pitə (one).

Alternative forms

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*pito

  1. one
Descendants
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  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: ()
    • Kunigami: ()
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: (tï, tïï)
    • Okinawan: ()
    • Okinoerabu: ()
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: ()
    • Tokunoshima: (tïï, θī)
    • Yoron: ()
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: (psïtu, psïti)
    • Yaeyama: (pïti)
    • Yonaguni: (ttu)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Japonic *pitə (person; human).

Noun

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*pito

  1. person
  2. human
Descendants
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  • Northern Ryukyuan: 피죠 (/⁠pʰi.tsjo⁠/), 피츄 (/⁠pʰi.tsʰju⁠/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
    • Kikai: (tchu, chu)
    • Kunigami: (chū)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: (tchu, chu)
    • Okinawan: (tchu)
    • Okinoerabu: (chū)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: (chū)
    • Tokunoshima: (chu, chū)
    • Yoron: (pichu)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: (psïtu)
    • Yaeyama: (pïtu)
    • Yonaguni: (ttū)