Reconstruction:Proto-Arawak/nene

This Proto-Arawak 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-Arawak

Noun

*nene

1. tongue

Descendants

• Moxo-Terêna:
  • Tereno: nene
• Amuesha-Chamicuro:
  • Yanesha': ñeñets, yeñeñ
  • Chamicuro: menu
• Piro-Apurinã: *nene
  • Apurinã: nẽnẽ (nɨ̃nɨ̃)
  • Piro-Iñapari:
    • Iñapari: nenípati (nenipati)
    • Yine: nnu- (nnɨ-)
• Kampa:
  • Machiguenga: nénetsi, inene
• Wapixaná-Baré:
  • Wapishana: -ninuɓa
  • Xiriâna: ninimada
• Proto-Ta-Arawak: *i-nene
  • Guajiro:
    • Paraujano: aweña (aweɲa)
    • Wayuu: ayee
  • Lokono-Igñeri:
    • Lokono: iye
    • Igñeri-Taíno:
      • Garifuna: iñeñei
      • Kalinago: inígne
• Paresí-Waurá:
  • Pareci: nuninise
• Proto-Nawiki: *nene
  • Western Nawiki:
    • Yucuna: lenaji
  • Eastern Nawiki:
    • Tariana: énene
    • Curripaco: lienene, liénene (lieːnene)
  • Piapoko: nunène