Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/mita

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

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *mita (“clay, earth”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mita/

Noun

*mita

clay, earth

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: みちゃ (micha)
- Kunigami: みちゃー (michā)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: みちﾟゃ (mica)
- Okinawan: んちゃ (ncha)
- Oki-No-Erabu: みちゃ (micha), みちゃー (michā)
- Southern Amami-Oshima: みちゃ (micha)
- Toku-No-Shima: ぃんちゃ (ïncha)
- Yoron: みちゃ (micha)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: みぃた (mta)
- Yaeyama: んた (nta)
- Yonaguni: んた (nta)