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Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/
ka·wiya
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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
See also
1.3
References
Proto-Algonquian
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Noun
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*ka·wiya
(porcupine)
quill
Descendants
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Plains Algonquian:
Blackfoot:
kaayíís
(
“
porcupine quill
”
)
Central Algonquian:
Cree:
kâwiy
/
ᑳᐃ
(
kaai
,
“
porcupine-quill
”
)
Montagnais:
kaui
Northern East Cree:
ᐅᑳᐧᐄᐦ
(
okaayiih
)
Menominee:
ka·wey
(
“
porcupine quill
”
)
Ojibwe:
gaaway
(
“
porcupine quill
”
)
Miami:
akaawia
Shawnee:
kaawi
(
“
briar, thorn
”
)
Eastern Algonquian:
Mi'kmaq:
gawi
(
“
porcupine quill
”
)
Abenaki:
kôwi
(
“
porcupine quill; thorn
”
)
Malecite-Passamaquoddy:
kaw
(
“
porcupine quill
”
)
Unami:
kawe
(
“
quill (of a porcupine or bird
”
)
See also
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*ka·winšya
(
“
thorn, spine
”
)
References
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Hockett (1957)
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Proto-Algonquian lemmas
Proto-Algonquian nouns
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