Reconstruction:Proto-Cariban/pɨjati

This Proto-Cariban 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-Cariban edit

Etymology edit

Perhaps compare Proto-Tupi-Guarani *paje (whence Old Tupi paîé, Wayampi paye, Portuguese pajé).

Noun edit

*pɨjati

shaman

Descendants edit

Guianan:
- Apalaí: pyaxi
- Kari'na: pyjai
- Proto-Taranoan: *pɨjaci
  - Akurio: piyahi
  - Carijona: hiyači
  - Trió: pïjai
- Wayana: pïjai
Kuikuroan:
- Kuikúro: hüati
Parukotoan:
- Hixkaryana: yas
Pekodian:
- Bakairí: pyaji
Venezuelan Cariban:
- Panare: piyan
- Pemongan:
  - ⇒ Akawaio: piyaisan
  - ⇒ Macushi: pia'san
  - Pemon: piyai
- Yao (South America): peeiai, peeai
Ye'kwana: jüwai, wai
→ English: piatza, piaie, piai

References edit

Meira, Sérgio, Bruna Franchetto (2005) “The southern Cariban languages and the Cariban family”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 71, pages 127–192
Meira, Sérgio (1998) A Reconstruction of Proto-Taranoan: Phonology and Inflectional Morphology‎^[1], Houston: Rice University, page 183
Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[2], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 355
Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “jüwai”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[3], Lyon