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Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/ka·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

Etymology

The term seems to be *k + *-a·kw- (+ the animate ending *-a).

Noun

*ka·kwa

  1. porcupine, Canadian porcupine

Descendants
  • Plains Algonquian:
    • possibly Arapaho hoo (“porcupine”)
  • Central Algonquian:
    • Southern East Cree: ᑳᒄ (kaakw)
    • Northern East Cree: ᑳᒄ (kaakw)
    • Montagnais: kakᵘ
    • Atikamekw: kakw
    • Naskapi: ᑲᒄ (kakw)
    • Plains Cree: kâkwa/ᑳᑲᐧ (“porcupine”)
    • Ojibwe: gaag (“porcupine”)
    • Ottawa: gaak
    • Fox: akâkwa (“porcupine”)
    • Miami: aakaawita
    • Potawatomi: gak
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • Abenaki: kôgw (“porcupine”)
    • Penobscot: kὰwi
    • Mohegan-Pequot: kôq (“porcupine”)

See also

References
  • Bulletin: Anthropological series, issue 78 (1967), page 21: "PA *ka·kwa 'porcupine' (Erethizon dorsatum), (PA *-a·kw- 'bushy-tailed animal')."
  • Berman, Howard (1992) “A Restriction on the Shape of Proto-Algonquian Nouns”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 58, number 3, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, →JSTOR
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