Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/pi

This Proto-Ryukyuan entry contains reconstructed words 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 *poy (“fire”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pi/

Noun

*pi

fire

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: 火 (ぴー, pī)
- Kunigami: 火 (ぴﾟー, pī)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 火 (ひー, hī)
- Okinawan: 火 (ふぃー, fī)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 火 (ひー, hī)
- Southern Amami-Oshima: 火 (ひー, hī)
- Toku-No-Shima: 火 (ふぃー, fī)
- Yoron: 火 (ぴー, pī)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 火 (ぴぃー, psïï)
- Yaeyama: 火 (ぴぃー, pïï)
- Yonaguni: 火 (ちー, chī)