🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ぴとぅ【人】 : pitu | define meaning
pitu
Pronunciation: [pitu]
Definition
Noun
- People, person
Etymology
Presumably from proto-Japonic ぴと【人】 pito, cognate to standard Japanese ひと【人】 hito. Most probably borrowed from surrounding dialects, as Okinawan does not retain initial *p and undergoes palatalization of alveolar consonants near the high vowel /i/.
意味：ひと【人】、ひとびと【人々】