Reconstruction:Proto-Iroquoian/waɁkuhɹiːɁ

This Proto-Iroquoian 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-Iroquoian

Noun

*waɁkuhɹiːɁ

  1. whippoorwill

Descendants

  • Southern Iroquoian:
    • Cherokee: ᏩᎫᎵ (waguli)
  • Proto-North Iroquoian: *waɁkohɹi(ː)Ɂ, *kwaɁkohɹjVɁ
    • Tuscarora: kwaˀkúrhyeh
    • Mohawk: kwaʼkó꞉rien, waʼkó꞉riaʼ
    • Oneida: kwa’kóli
    • Cayuga: gwę́’go̱hnyę’ (partially reshaped, perhaps borrowed from Seneca)
    • Seneca: gwë́’go:nyë’ (partially reshaped)

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, page 553
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