Proto-Ryukyuan
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Etymology
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From Proto-Japonic *pati (“bee; wasp”).
Pronunciation
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*pati
- bee, wasp
Descendants
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- Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: 蜂 (pachi)
- Kunigami: 蜂 (phachī /pʰàtɕíː/)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 蜂 (hachi)
- Okinawan: 蜂 (hachā /hátɕâː/) (< *patiCa)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 蜂 (hachi /hàtɕí/)
- Southern Amami-Oshima: 蜂 (hach /hátɕ̩/)
- Toku-No-Shima: 蜂 (hachi /hàtɕɪ́/)
- Yoron: 蜂 (pachi /pàtɕì/)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 蜂 (patsï)
- Yaeyama: 蜂 (padzï /pádzɨ̀/)
- Yonaguni: 蜂 (hachi, hata /hàtɕî, hàtâ/) (< *pati, *patiCa)