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, including you)

Descendants

  • Ibanic
    • Iban: kitai
  • Nuclear Malayic

See also

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