Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/peto

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

Pronunciation

• Tone class: C

Noun

*peto

1. dolphin

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: ぴとぅ (pitu)
  • Kunigami: ぴっと゚ぅ (phittu /⁠pʰíQtù⁠/)
  • Northern Amami-Oshima: ふぃ゚と゚ぅ (fïθu)
  • Okinawan: ふぃーとぅ (fītu /⁠ɸìːtù⁠/)
  • Yoron: ぴとぅ (pitu /⁠pítú⁠/)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Yaeyama: ぴとぅ (pitu /⁠pì̥tú⁠/)
  • Yonaguni: ひっとぅ (hittu /⁠hìQtû⁠/)