Appendix:Proto-Keresan reconstructions

Proto-Keresan reconstructions:[1]

Miller & Davis (1963) edit

no. gloss Proto-Keresan
1 closed *-ʔáˑʔᴀ; *c̍ʔáˑʔᴀ
2 arrive *-ʔác̍ɪ; *záʔác̍ɪ
3 cooking pot *ʔádàus̆ɪ
4 tether *ʔáˑdʸáˑnɪ
5 there *ʔáisí
6 lamp *ʔánáiẓáṅɪ
7 chair, pillow *ʔánámát̠ɪ
8 tasty *ʔáṅéˑ-za
9 knee *ʔás̆ɪ; gáʔás̆ɪ
10 wheat *ʔáṣánɪ
11 metate *ʔáˑwáˑṅɪ
12 he is willing *ʔé-gu
13 his name *ʔéˑ-gá
14 remember *ʔéʔé-gu
15 go (plural) *-ʔégᴜ; *zéʔégᴜ
16 sneeze *ʔésu-gᴀ
17 centipede *ʔíʔìˑdʸawa
18 liver *ʔíʔínâˑni
19 cholla cactus *ʔiˑbánɪ
20 bark *ʔíˑč̇ánání
21 flour *ʔín̍áˑwí
22 excrement *ʔiˑsa
23 arrow *ʔísdúwa
24 one *ʔísgᴀ
25 meat *ʔíšâiˑni
26 grease, lard *ʔíṣat̍ɪ
27 porcupine *ʔiˑṣ̍á
28 life *ʔíyâˑní
29 hot *ʔɨ́rɨ́ˑ
30 give *-ʔíᴜ; *zâuʔᴜ
31 dwell *-ʔᴜ; *gâuʔᴜ
32 leggings *ʔúˑbᴀsdʸán̍ɪ
33 earrings *ʔúkúˑyá-ṁɪ
34 warrior society *ʔu̍ˑpɪ
35 sun *ʔúṣâˑẓᴀ
36 basket *ʔút̍áˑn̍ɪ, *ʔúˑt̍áˑn̍ɪ
37 bowl *ʔúwáist̍án̍ɪ
38 baby *ʔúwàˑḵa
39 match *ʔúˑwísgɨ́zɪ
40 grandchild, grandparent *báˑba̍ˑ
41 wake up *-bádʸɨ; *ċíˑbádʸɨ
42 fire, to build a *-báyᴀ; *súbáyᴀ
43 tell *-be; *síube
44 eat *-bᴇ; *kúbᴇ, *ku̍ˑbᴇ
45 toad *bêˑrak̠ᴀ
46 wood, to fetch *-bí; *súbí
47 smooth *-bîˑrizᴀ; *ka̍ubîˑrizᴀ
48 dark *-bɪs̆ᵻ; *ḱábɪs̆ᵻ
49 purple *bís̆ɨ́ˑná
50 lopsided *bíyáˑ-za
51 west *bɨ́-
52 enter *-bᵻ; *gúbᵻ
53 put in *-bɨnaiʔɪ; *s̍áubɨnaiʔɪ
54 log *bɨ́ẓâˑm̍ɪ
55 torso *búmúˑná
56 butterfly *búˑr̍àigᴀ
57 odor *bùˑṣᴜ-gᴀ
58 lightning *búẓuw̍ist̠ɪ
59 breathe *cáˑ-gᴀ
60 breath *càˑc̠ɪ
61 wing *cáˑp̠ɪ
62 wall *cèˑc̠ɪ
63 turkey *cinᴀ
64 fox *cúsk̠ɪ
65 fly *c̍âˑp̠ɪ
66 angry *-c̍ayawᴀ; *kúc̍ayawᴀ
67 broken *c̍áyú̠-zɪ
68 chew *-c̍êˑnazᴀ; *káʔáuc̍êˑnazᴀ
69 deep *-c̍ɪ; *k̍ác̍ɪ
70 need *-c̍íbᵻ; *zíuc̍íbᵻ
71 locust *c̍íˑga
72 Zia Pueblo *c̍íˑy̍á
73 water *c̍ízɪ
74 rain *-c̆ᴀ; *kàˑc̆ᴀ
75 side *c̆áˑdʸa
76 tomorrow *c̆ámá
77 three *c̆émɪ
78 kiva *c̆ídʸá
79 yellow *-c̆in̍ɪ; *k̍uˑc̆in̍ɪ
80 burp *-c̆úˑ-gᴀ
81 hot *-č̇ᴀ; *gâˑc̐ᴀ
82 steal *-c̐áwᴀ; *kúˑc̐áwᴀ
83 medicine man *č̇áyâˑni
84 hawk *č̇ɨ́ˑríga
85 horned toad *dabínᴜsk̠ᴀ
86 heel *-dák̍ᴀ; *séˑdák̍ᴀ
87 Santa Ana Pueblo *dámáyá
88 squash *dâˑni
89 moon *dâw̍áˑẓᵻ
90 give *-di; *zìudi, *gùˑdi
91 corn husk *díˑskámí
92 feed *-di̍ˑša (*-dîˑšaʔ); *c̍ídi̍ˑša
93 dog *díyᴀ
94 cliff *-dúwɪ; *kádúwɪ
95 stocking *dúwim̍išɪ
96 pet *-dʸáˑ; *k̍ádʸá
97 catch *-dʸa; *zídʸa
98 bobcat *dʸáˑdʸᴜ
99 eagle *dʸáˑmí
100 four *dʸâˑna
101 deer *dʸán̍é
102 fast (abstain from eating) *-dʸašɪ
103 early *dʸáwa
104 gourd *dʸáˑwí
105 piñon pine *dʸèic̠ɪ
106 north *dʸídʸᴀ
107 above *dʸíní
108 elk *dʸɨ́ˑṣᴀ
109 two *dʸûˑ-w̍éˑ
110 badger *dʸúˑbí
111 brother of a man *dʸúmᵻ; *k̍ádʸyúmᵻ
112 beans *gánami
113 white *gášé
114 seed *gáwɪc̠ɪ
115 morning *gáˑyu
116 and *gu
117 bite *-gᴜ; *gàˑgᴜ
118 firewood *gùˑc̠ɪ
119 bear *gúháyᴀ
120 eight *gúk̍úmɪšᵻ
121 sell *-gúyᴀ; zígúyᴀ
122 east *háˑ-
123 land *háʔác̍ɪ
124 yucca *háʔásc̐á
125 finger-nail *háʔáw̍íˑc̐á-ni
126 claw *háʔáw̍íˑc̐ánani
127 oak *ha̍ˑbánɪ
128 feather *háˑbí
129 navel *hádáw̍ini
130 coals *hâˑk̍aˑni
131 tobacco *hâˑmiˑ
132 beard *háˑmúšaˑni
133 long ago *hám̍aˑ
134 hand *hám̍ᴀsdíʔini
135 ice *hâˑm̍éˑ
136 naked *hánâˑm,
137 pine tree *hâˑniˑ
138 people *hánᴜ
139 shoe *háˑs̐uwim̍ɪ, *háˑs̐úwím̍ɪ
140 pollen *háˑt̍awé
141 who *háu
142 yawn *háu-gᴀ
143 snow *háˑwéˑ
144 stalk (of a plant) *háwiẓɨni
145 prayer-stick *háẓam̍ɨni
146 hair *háˑẓɨ́nɪ
147 Jemez Pueblo *héˑmíšíˑ-cɪ, *héˑmíšíˑ-zé
148 cloud *hénat̍ɪ
149 turtle *héyᴀdʸɪ
150 fog *héyàˑšɪ
151 I, we *hínᴜ
152 knife *hìˑsgai
153 arrowhead *hìˑst̍íyaˑni
154 you *híṣᴜ
155 road *híyâˑni
156 seed *híˑẓɨni
157 willow *híẓᵻsk̍áwa
158 dove *húˑʔùˑga
159 saliva *húˑbɨ́nɪ
160 wool *hùˑséní
161 yucca fruit *hùˑsk̍ani
162 sky *húwak̍ᴀ
163 eye *húwanáʔani
164 milk *húwîˑni
165 hear *-káˑ; *k̍ákáˑ
166 see *k̠ᴀčᴀ; *gùˑk̠ᴀčᴀ, *gúˑk̠ᴀčᴀ
167 summer *káṣâidɪ
168 broken *káyú-zɪ
169 antelope *kɨ́ˑc̠ɪ
170 burn *kɨ́ˑẓᵻ-gᴀ
171 situated *-k̠ᴜ; *ga̍ˑk̠ᴜ
172 winter *kúˑkᵻ
173 thread a needle *-kûˑyau; *zíkûˑyau
174 mouth *-k̍ᴀ; *c̍îˑk̍ᴀ, *zîˑk̍ᴀ
175 wolf *k̍ákana
176 spider *k̍ámᴀsk̠ᵻ
177 heat of the sun *k̍ánani
178 rainbow *k̍ásdʸâˑc̍ɪ
179 moss *k̍áwina
180 ten *k̍ázɪ
181 friend *-k̍îˑni, *k̍áuk̍îˑni
182 clown *k̍ɨṣáirí
183 woman *k̍úˑ, *k̍úwí
184 wife *-k̍ui; *k̍âuk̍ui
185 sister of a man *-k̍ûiẓᴀ; *k̍ák̍ûiẓᴀ
186 string (noun) *-k̍úmɪ; *ċíuk̍úmɪ, *kúk̍úmíná
187 last night *k̍úṣᴀ
188 mountain *k̍úˑtí
189 game animal *k̍úyàitɪ
190 old woman *k̍úˑyáu-ẓá
191 thigh *-maˑ; *kâˑmaˑ
192 girl *ma̍ˑgɨ́ˑ-za
193 leaf *másâˑni
194 boy *mɨ́ˑdéˑ
195 kill *-mɨdʸɪzᴀ; *gúmɨdʸɪzᴀ
196 black *mɨ̂ˑnagan̍ɪ
197 buttocks *-múc̐ᴀ; *gáumūc̐ᴀ
198 mountain lion *mûˑk̍aiẓᴀ
199 dented *múr̍ᴀ-zɪ
200 buffalo *múšêiẓᴀ
201 soapweed *múšɪ
202 house *-m̍ᴀ; *gâˑm̍ᴀ
203 clay *m̍íˑc̍ɪ
204 seven *m̍àidʸaˑna
205 dipper *m̍ák̍ᴀ
206 word *m̍áˑní
207 palm of the hand *-m̍aˑp̠ᴀ; *gám̍aˑp̠ᴀ
208 moth *m̍ídá
209 others *m̍ídá
210 salt *m̍ína
211 ashes *m̍ísc̐ai
212 alkali *m̍íst̠ɪ
213 hummingbird *m̍îˑzᴀ
214 salty *-m̍ᵻ; *zéˑm̍ᵻ
215 leave *-m̍ᵻ; *gúmᵻ
216 eye *-ná; *k̍âˑná
217 new *nàˑceˑ
218 food *nác̍í
219 stomach *-nac̐ᴀɪ
220 head *-násgái; *gánásgái
221 uncle, nephew *-náwé; *k̍áˑnáwé
222 mother *-nâˑya; *kánâˑya
223 know *-ni; *gúni
224 rubber *nɨ́ˑʔɨ́ẓᵻ
225 prairie dog *nɨ́t̠ɪ
226 separate *núwáiná
227 survive *n̍ám̍ᴀzᴀ; *kín̍ám̍ᴀzᴀ
228 body *n̍í; *sín̍í
229 down *n̍ɨ́
230 lungs *pánᴀc̠ɪ
231 bag *pâˑni
232 bedbug *peséc̍uru
233 cracked *pét̍ᴀ-gᴀ
234 forehead *-pɪ; *k̍ùˑp̠í
235 buckskin *pìˑc̠ɪ
236 flat *písc̐ᴀ-zɪ
237 skin *písc̐ánani
238 blow *-pùˑzᴀ; *síupùˑzᴀ
239 salamander *p̍águra
240 good *ráwáˑ
241 rabbit *rèˑdʸᴀ
242 fat *rîˑwagan̍ɪ
243 small *rɨ́ˑ-
244 all *sái
245 sun rays *-sbí; *gáisbí
246 woodpecker *sbíga
247 chicken *sbíˑná
248 string (verb) *-sbíẓᴀ; *kúsbíẓᴀ
249 jug *sbúˑná
250 burst *sc̐ác̍ɪ-gᴀ
251 meadowlark *sc̐áˑná
252 cut hair *sc̐ánᴀwᴀ; *kúsc̐ánᴀwᴀ
253 twilight *sc̐áp̠ᵻˑgᴀ
254 grasshopper *sc̐ár̍ɪ
255 tender *sc̐áẇᵻ-zɪ
256 trousers *-sc̐áẓán̍ɪ; *ẇíˑsc̐áẓán̍ɪ, *áisc̐áẓán̍ɪ
257 fast *sc̐áẓɨ́ˑ
258 squeal *-sc̐èˑzᴀ; *gúˑsc̐èˑzᴀ
259 six *sc̐ísᴀ
260 crow *sc̐ɨ́r̍á
261 swallow *sc̐úˑ-sᴇ
262 wild honey *sc̐úmᵻ
263 cough *sc̐úṣᴜ-sᴇ
264 mosquito *sc̐úy̍úˑná
265 breeze *-sdayᴀ; *zèˑsdayᴀ
266 foot *-sdi; *kásdi
267 temple *-sduˑ; *sèusduˑ
268 suck *-sdʸᴀ; *zíˑsdʸᴀ
269 brown *-sdʸɪrɪ; *k̍ùisdʸɪrɪ
270 fill *-sé; *c̍íˑsé
271 sure *se̍ˑgᴀ
272 fur *-séˑn̍é; *kúséˑn̍é
273 twisted *sgɨ́ẓᵻ-zɪ
274 ant *síˑʔí
275 squirrel *síˑdʸᴀ
276 flesh *sínani
277 eyelash *-síp̠ᴀ; *ciˑsíp̠ᴀ
278 bird, sp. *sír̍úˑ
279 mouse *síyan̍ᵻ
280 wrong doing *sìˑ-zɪ
281 middle *sɨ́nᴀ
282 bighorn sheep *skàˑsk̠ᴜ
283 blue, green *-sk̠ᵻ-, *k̍ùisk̠ᵻ
284 giant *skúˑy̍ᴜ
285 drink *-sk̍ᴀ; *gísk̍ᴀ
286 bullsnake *sk̍áʔáˑdʸᴜ
287 fish *sk̍àˑšᵻ
288 turn around *-sk̍ɨ́ˑʔᵻẓᴀɪ; *sa̍isk̍ɨ́ˑʔᵻẓᴀɪ
289 round *sk̍ɨ́r̍ɪ-zɪ
290 spherical *sk̍úrú-zɪ
291 peas *sk̍úrúˑná
292 plate *spéráˑná, *pérazɪšɪ
293 dwarf corn *spíníní
294 chicken pox *spúrúˑná
295 peck *-sp̍ék̍ᴜzᴀ; *kúsp̍ék̍ᴜzᴀ
296 singe hair *-st̍amuc̐ᴀzᴀ; *c̍ást̍amuc̐ᴀzᴀ
297 get water *-st̍á; *kúst̍á
298 give liquid *-st̍i
299 melt *-st̍ɪt̠ᴜ; *c̍íst̍ɪt̠ᴜ
300 straight *-st̍ɨ́ˑ-zɪ
301 die *-st̍ᴜ; *kùˑst̍ᴜ
302 pointed *-st̍úk̍ᴜ-zɪ
303 sharp *-st̍úw̍ɪ-zɪ
304 yesterday *súwá, *súˑ
305 step *-šᴀ; *kášᴀ
306 parrot *šâˑwit̠ᴀ
307 flea, louse *šínaˑ
308 hip *šᵻbᴀ
309 goose *šúˑdá
310 snake, sp. *šùˑga
311 corpse *šûˑmɨˑ
312 spit *šúp̠ᵻ-sᴇ
313 turquoise *šúwimu
314 borrow *-s̐iˑzᴀ; *síus̐iˑzᴀ
315 scattered *ṣám̍áˑ
316 torn *ṣárɪ-gᴀ
317 raw *ṣící
318 blue jay *ṣúisɪ
319 snake *ṣûˑwiˑ
320 crooked *ṣúw̍ɪ-zɪ
321 five *tâˑm̍ᴀ
322 work *-tâˑn̍iẓᴀ; *kútâˑn̍iẓᴀ
323 esteem *ténéˑ-gu
324 teeth *-t̠ɪ; *za̍ˑt̠ɪ
325 back *t̠ɪdʸᴀ; *k̍át̠ɪdʸᴀ
326 full *-t̍á; *gíˑt̍á
327 step on *t̍ᴀ; *zîˑt̍ᴀ
328 visit *-t̍àˑnᴇ; *gúˑt̍àˑnᴇ
329 grind *-t̍ɪwᴀ; *káʔâˑt̍ɪwᴀ
330 tongue *wáˑčɨ́n̍ɪ
331 dress, shirt *wágɨn̍ɪ
332 bird snare *wáˑsɪ
333 young of animal *wa̍ˑst̍ɪ
334 soft *wáṣ̍ᴀ-zɪ
335 medicine *wáˑwá
336 root *wáˑwáiẓɨni
337 brother of a woman *-waẓᵻ; *k̍áwaẓᵻ
338 stir *-wáẓᵻša; *síwáẓᵻša, *síwáẓᵻšayᴀ
339 chest *-wic̍ɪ; *gáwic̍ɪ
340 neck *-wîˑẓa; *gáwîˑẓa
341 face *-wa; *k̍úwa, *k̍úwaw̍ɪ
342 abalone shell *w̍a̍ˑbɨ́nɪ
343 eagle down *w̍abúˑsc̐ᴀ
344 hunt *-w̍àˑnᴇ; *súw̍àˑnᴇ
345 sour *-w̍ᴀsdá; *k̍áw̍ᴀsdá
346 son-in-law *-w̍a̍ˑti; *k̍áw̍a̍ˑti
347 duck *w̍âˑyuṣᴀ
348 sweet *-w̍eˑʔᴇ; *kúw̍eˑʔᴇ
349 child *-w̍ɪ; *k̍âˑw̍ɪ
350 heart *w̍ínᴜsgᴀ
351 cigarette *w̍ìˑsp̍ɪ
352 born *-yá; *cíyá
353 sand *yáʔái
354 corn silk *yábášɪ
355 corn *yáˑčínɪ
356 mesquite *yêˑt̠ᴜ
357 worm *yúʔúbɨ́
358 intestines *y̍áʔáwâˑni
359 staff of office *y̍áˑbí
360 look for (singular object) *-y̍áibᴀ; *zíy̍áibᴀ
361 find *-y̍âin̍ᴀ; *zíy̍âin̍ᴀ
362 brains *y̍àˑsbu̍ˑẓaˑni
363 stone *y̍âuni
364 stick *y̍áw̍ᴀstí
365 crippled *y̍âˑyu
366 arm *-y̍ûˑm̍ɪ; *cíy̍ûˑm̍ɪ, *gáy̍ûˑm̍ɪ
367 song *y̍ûˑni
368 shoulder *y̍úˑsbiˑni
369 corn cob *y̍úˑskúm̍á
370 sing *-y̍ùˑtᴀ; *súy̍ùˑtᴀ
371 no *zá
372 say *-za; *k̍áza
373 plains *zàˑdʸa
374 old *záwini
375 language *zêˑni
376 lie down *-zi; *káʔáizi
377 go (singular) *zùˑ-gᴜ
378 pay *-zúwᴀ; *zíˑzúwᴀ
379 horn *-ẓᴀ; *záẓᴀ
380 awake *-ẓáˑčúwᴀ; *ki̍ˑẓáˑčúwᴀ, *kíˑẓáˑčúwᴀ
381 club *ẓàic̠ɪ
382 husband *ẓɨ́; *k̍áˑẓɨ́
383 house *-ẓᵻ; *káẓᵻ
384 smoke (tobacco) *ẓᵻkᴀ; *ka̍ˑẓᵻkᴀ

References edit

  1. ^ Miller, Wick R. and Davis, Irvine. 1963. Proto-Keresan phonology. International Journal of American Linguistics 29: 310-330.
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p-Oto-Manguean • p-Oto-Pamean • p-Central Otomian • p-Otomi • p-Popolocan (p-Mazatec) • p-Chinantec • p-Mixtec • p-Zapotec • p-Uto-Aztecan • p-Aztecan • Purépecha (Swadesh) • Cuitlatec • p-Totozoquean • p-Totonacan • p-Mixe-Zoquean • Highland Chontal • Huamelultec • Tequistlatec • p-Huave • p-Mayan (Swadesh) • Xinca • p-Jicaque • p-Lencan • Lenca • p-Misumalpan

South America

p-Cariban • p-Taranoan • p-Chibchan • p-Barbacoan • Páez • p-Pano-Takanan • p-Panoan • p-Makú • Hupda • p-Tukanoan • p-Arawan • Harákmbut–Katukinan • p-Cahuapanan • p-Choco • p-Guahiban • p-Shuar • Candoshi • p-Shuar-Candoshi • Achuar • p-Nambikwaran • Tinigua • Timote • p-Lule-Vilela • Vilela • Chamacoco • Allentiac • Chaná • Arutani-Sape • p-Bora-Muinane • Bora • p-Witotoan • Witoto • p-Macro-Daha • Sáliba • Piaroa • Ticuna • Yuri • Caraballo • Andoque • p-Mataguayo • p-Guaicurú • Guachi • Payagua • Mura • Pirahã • Matanawi • Quechumaran • Quechuan • p-Zaparoan • p-Peba-Yagua • Iquito • p-Chapacuran • Andaqui • Guamo • Betoi • Kamsá • Otomacoan • Jirajaran • Hibito-Cholon • Cholón • Sechura-Catacao • Sechura • Culli • Mochica • Esmeralda • Taushiro • Urarina • Aiwa • Canichana • Guató • Irantxe • Aikanã • Kanoé (Swadesh) • Kwaza • Mato Grosso Arára • Munichi • Omurano • Puinave • Leco • Puquina • Ramanos • Warao • Yaruro • Yuracaré • Yurumangui

South America (NE Brazil)

Katembri • Taruma • Yatê • Xukurú • Natú • Pankararú • Tuxá • Atikum • Kambiwá • Xokó • Baenan • Kaimbé • Tarairiú • Gamela

South America (Arawakan)

p-Arawakan • p-Japurá-Colombia • p-Lokono-Guajiro • Wayuu • p-Mamoré-Guaporé • p-Bolivia • p-Mojeño • p-Purus

South America (Macro-Jê)

p-Macro-Jê • Rikbaktsa • p-Jê • Jeikó • p-Jabuti • p-Kamakã • Kamakã • Maxakali • Chiquitano • Dzubukua • Oti • p-Puri • p-Bororo

South America (Tupian)

p-Tupian • Puruborá • Karo • p-Tupari • p-Maweti-Guarani • p-Tupi-Guarani • Guaraní