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Reconstruction:Proto-Cariban/pôinôkô

This Proto-Cariban 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-Cariban

Noun

*pôinôkô

  1. the white-lipped peccary, Tayassu pecari

Descendants
  • Guianan:
    • Apalaí: poinoko
    • Kari'na: pyinko, poinko
    • Proto-Taranoan: *pəineke
      • Akurio: pëineke
      • Trió: pënjeke, ponjeke
    • Wayana: pëinëkë
  • Kuikuroan:
    • Kuikúro: hẽũ
  • Parukotoan:
    • Hixkaryana: honyko
    • Waiwai: poinko
  • Pekodian:
    • Bakairí: pâu
    • Ikpeng: pow
  • Venezuelan Cariban:
    • Panare: pinkë
    • Pemongan:
      • Akawaio: pöinkö
      • Macushi: pinkî
      • Pemon: poyinkö
    • Yao (South America): pingo, panigo
  • → Sranan Tongo: pingo

References
  • Meira, Sérgio, Bruna Franchetto (2005) “The southern Cariban languages and the Cariban family”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 71, pages 127–192
  • Meira, Sérgio (1998) A Reconstruction of Proto-Taranoan: Phonology and Inflectional Morphology‎, Houston: Rice University, page 180
  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 355
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