Reconstruction:Proto-Iroquoian/awẽɁ

This Proto-Iroquoian 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-Iroquoian

Noun

*awẽɁ

  1. water

Descendants

  • Southern Iroquoian:
    • Cherokee: ᎠᎹ (ama)
  • Proto-North Iroquoian: *ˈaːwẽɁ
    • Tuscarora: à·węˀ
    • Nottoway: auwa
    • Laurentian: ame
    • Mohawk: awe’-, awèn:ke (“on the water”)
    • Oneida: awʌ’-, awʌ́:ke (“in the water”)
    • Onondaga: awę’-, awę́’geh (“on the water”)
    • Wyandot: awen’

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, page 461
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