Reconstruction:Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan/juŋ(juŋ)

This Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan 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-Chukotko-Kamchatkan

Noun

*juŋ(juŋ)

1. whale

Descendants

• Chukotkan
  • Koryak: юӈи (juŋi), юӈәй (juŋəj)
  • Alutor: юӈюӈ (juŋjuŋ), юӈи (juŋi), юӈый (juŋəj)
  • → Itelmen: йуӈйучӽ (juŋjučχ)

Synonyms

• *rəʀæv

References

• Fortescue, Michael (2005) Comparative Chukotko-Kamchatkan dictionary (Trends in Linguistic Documentation; 23), Berlin – New York: de Gruyter, →ISBN.