Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/e·hsepana

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.

Proto-Algonquian

  • Noun

    *e·hsepana

    1. raccoon

    Descendants

    • Central Algonquian:
      • Menominee: ɛ·hsepan (“raccoon”)
      • Potawatomi: éspen
      • Atikamekw: esipan
      • Ojibwe: esiban (“raccoon”)
      • Algonquin: esiban
      • Northwestern Ojibwa: esban
      • Ottawa: esban
      • Fox: êthepana (“raccoon”)
      • Miami: eehsipana (“raccoon”)
      • Kickapoo: eeθepana
    • Eastern Algonquian:

    References

    • Siebert (1967)
    • Costa, David J. (2003), The Miami-Illinois Language (Studies in the Native Languages of the Americas), Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN
    • Somerset County Historical Quarterly, volume 6 (says the Jersey Dutch pronounce it "haspawn")
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