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Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/
wi·nteko·wa
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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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*wi·nteko·wa
owl
malevolent
spirit
,
cannibalistic
monster
Descendants
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Central Algonquian:
Cree:
Plains Cree:
wîhtikow
,
ᐑᐦᑎᑯᐤ
(
“
wendigo, wihtikow
”
)
→
English:
wihtikow
Ojibwe:
wiindigoo
(
“
cannibalistic spirit; cannibalistic monster
”
)
→
English:
wendigo
Fox:
wîtekowa
(
“
owl
”
)
Miami:
miintikwa
(
“
screech owl
”
)
References
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Goddard (1969), cited in Brightman (1988:340)
Costa, David J. (
2003
)
The Miami-Illinois Language
(Studies in the Native Languages of the Americas), Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press,
→ISBN
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Proto-Algonquian lemmas
Proto-Algonquian nouns
alg-pro:Animals
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