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Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/a·nte·kwa

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

*a·nte·kwa

  1. raven, crow

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Central Algonquian:
    • Ojibwe: aandeg (“crow”)
    • Miami: aanteekwa (“crow”)
    • Possibly Menominee nāhtek ("crow")

References
  • David Costa, Miami-illinois Animal Names, in the Algonquian and Iroquoian Newsletter 17:3
  • Costa, David J. (2003) The Miami-Illinois Language (Studies in the Native Languages of the Americas), Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN
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