Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/ɹonõɁ

This Proto-North 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-North Iroquoian

Suffix

*ɹonõɁ

  1. populative suffix: person of, people of, nation of
    Synonym: *kaːɁ

Usage notes

One of two such suffixes, the other being *kaːɁ; the use of which was lexically determined.

Descendants

  • Mohawk: -hronon

Descendants

  • Tuscarora: -ronęˀ
  • Mohawk: -hronon
  • Oneida: -lonu’
  • Onondaga: -hénų’
  • Cayuga: -honǫ’
  • Seneca: -honö’
  • Wyandot: -rounon’

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages[1], University of Manitoba, page 437