Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/kaːɁ

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

*kaːɁ

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

Usage notes

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

Descendants

  • Tuscarora: -aka·ˀ, -ka·ˀ
  • Mohawk: -haka’, -aka’, -ka’
  • Oneida: -aka’, -ka’
  • Onondaga: -ga’
  • Cayuga: -ga:’
  • Nanerigé Sénoufo: -ga:’

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, page 438
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