Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/-a
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This Proto-Algonquian 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-Algonquian edit
Suffix edit
*-a
- ending of animate nouns' singulars
- *e·rikwa (“ant”)
Descendants edit
- Central Algonquian:
- Fox: -a
See also edit
References edit
- Marc Picard, Principles and Methods in Historical Phonology: From Proto-Algonkian to Arapaho