Reconstruction:Proto-Cariban/pôinôkô

This Proto-Cariban 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-Cariban edit

Noun edit

*pôinôkô

the white-lipped peccary, Tayassu pecari

Descendants edit

Guianan:
- Apalaí: poinoko
- Kari'na: pyinko, poinko
- Proto-Taranoan: *pəineke
  - Akurio: pëineke
  - Trió: pënjeke, ponjeke
- Wayana: pëinëkë
Kuikuroan:
- Kuikúro: hẽũ
Parukotoan:
- Hixkaryana: honyko
- Waiwai: poinko
Pekodian:
- Bakairí: pâu
- Ikpeng: pow
Venezuelan Cariban:
- Panare: pinkë
- Pemongan:
  - Akawaio: pöinkö
  - Macushi: pinkî
  - Pemon: poyinkö
- Yao (South America): pingo, panigo
→ Sranan Tongo: pingo

References edit

Meira, Sérgio, Bruna Franchetto (2005) “The southern Cariban languages and the Cariban family”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 71, pages 127–192
Meira, Sérgio (1998) A Reconstruction of Proto-Taranoan: Phonology and Inflectional Morphology‎^[1], Houston: Rice University, page 180
Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[2], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 355