Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/awe·ʔre·wa

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

Alternative forms

• *awe·ʔle·wa (alternative orthography)

Noun

*awe·ʔre·wa

1. hawk; large bird

Synonyms

• *ke·hke·hkwa

Descendants

• Central Algonquian:
  • Miami: (a)weehseens(w)a (with diminutive suffix -eens-)
• Eastern Algonquian:
  • Massachusett: owôhshaog (“hawks”)
  • Mohegan-Pequot: awáhsh (“hawk”)
  • Penobscot: awehle(s) (“hawk”)
  • Munsee: awéhleew (“hawk, large bird”)

References

• Siebert (1967)
• Papers of the Algonquian Conference (2007), page 87, citing Siebert but adapting his orthography
• Costa, The Dialectology of Southern New England Algonquian