Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/atehkwa

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

Noun

*atehkwa

1. caribou, reindeer, deer

Descendants

• Plains Algonquian
  • Arapaho: hoteʼ
  • Nawathinehena: hoxtähǟⁿ
• Central Algonquian
  • Cree:
    • Atikamekw: atikw (“deer”)
    • Moose Cree: atihkw (“caribou”)
    • Montagnais: atikᵘ (“caribou”)
    • Naskapi: atiihkw/ᐊᑎᐧᒄ (atiykw, “caribou”)
    • Plains Cree: atihk / ᐊᑎᕽ (“caribou”)
    • Swampy Cree: atihk / ᐊᑎᐦᐠ (“caribou”)
  • Ojibwe: adik (“caribou”)
    • Ottawa: dik (“caribou”)
  • Potawatomi: adik (“caribou”)
  • Menominee: ata͞eh (“caribou”)
• Eastern Algonquian
  • Malecite-Passamaquoddy: otuhk (“deer”)
  • Mi'kmaq: lentug (“deer”)
  • Massachusett: ottucke (“deer”)
  • Narragansett: hütk (“deer”)
  • Penobscot: átohke (“deer”)
  • Unami: ahtuhw (“deer”)
  • Munsee: atóh (“deer”)
  • Quiripi: hátk
  • Mahican: toʔ (“deer”)
  • Loup A: attekȣ̆e (“deer”)

References

• John D. Nichols and Earl Nyholm, A Concise Dictionary of Minnesota Ojibwe. Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 1995
• Freelang Electronic Ojibwe Dictionary
• Odawa and Eastern Ojibwe online dictionary
• The Lenape Talking Dictionary
• The Ojibwe People’s Dictionary
• Algonquian Linguistic Atlas: Proto-Algonquian Dictionary
• Plains Cree Dictionary
• Naskapi Dictionary
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