Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/kita(ʔ)

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kita(ʔ)/

Pronoun

*kita(ʔ)

1. we, us, our (inclusive)

Descendants

• Malayan
  • Malay: kita
    • Indonesian: kita
    • Manado Malay: (first person singular personal pronoun) kita (“I”)
    • North Moluccan Malay: (first person singular personal pronoun) kita (“I”)

See also

Proto-Malayic personal pronouns

			singular	plural
1st person			*aku	*kita(ʔ) (inclusive) *kami (exclusive)
2nd person			*kau(ʔ)	*kamu(ʔ)
3rd person			*ia	*sida(ʔ)