Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/opopito

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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

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Etymology

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*opo (big) +‎ *pito (person).

Noun

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*opopito

  1. adult

Descendants

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  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 大人 (ufutchu)
    • Kunigami: 大人 (putchu)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 大人 (futchu)
    • Okinawan: 大人 (ufutchu)
    • Okinoerabu: 大人 (fūtchu)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 大人 (futchu)
    • Tokunoshima: 大人 (futchu)
    • Yoron: 大人 (upupichu)
  • Southern Ryukyuan: