Reconstruction:Proto-Northern Jê/ŋgô

This Proto-Northern Jê 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-Northern Jê

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈŋɡo/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Cerrado *ŋgôj’ (“water”) < (?) Proto-Jê *ŋgə̂₁j’ ~ *ŋgə̂₂j (“water”).

Noun

*ŋgô

1. water

Descendants

• Apinayé: gô, Apinayé: gôx-
• Canela: cô
• Kayapó: ngô
• Krahô: cô
• Pará Gavião: kô
• Pykobjê: cu
• Suyá: ngô
• Tapayuna: ngô

Etymology 2

From Proto-Cerrado *ŋgô (“louse”) < Proto-Jê *ŋgə̂₁ᵗ (“louse”).

Noun

*ŋgô

1. louse

Descendants

• Apinayé: gô
• Canela: incô
• Kayapó: ngôre
• Pará Gavião: nkô
• Pykobjê: ẽhncuu
• Tapayuna: ngô