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Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/
či·paya
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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.
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Proto-Algonquian
1.1
Noun
1.1.1
Descendants
1.2
References
Proto-Algonquian
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Noun
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*či·paya
corpse
ghost
,
spirit
(separated from body)
Descendants
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Central Algonquian:
Ojibwe:
jiibay
(
“
ghost, spirit
”
)
Fox:
chîpaya
(
“
dead person; ghost
”
)
Eastern Algonquian:
Abenaki:
chibai
(
“
ghost
”
)
References
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Michelson (1935)
Anthropological Linguistics
, volume 39, issues 1-2 (1997), page 30
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