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Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/ka·ka·kiwa

This Proto-Algonquian entry contains reconstructed words 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

Compare Yurok kwegokw (“common raven”), Wiyot ga'tsi·r (“crow”). Potentially related to Navajo gáagii (“crow”), Cherokee [script needed] (go.gv, “crow”)

Noun

*ka·ka·kiwa

  1. raven, crow

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Plains Algonquian:
    • Arapaho: hóuu (“crow”)
    • Cheyenne: ókohke (“crow”)
  • Central Algonquian:
    • Cree: kâhkâkiw/ᑳᐦᑳᑭᐤ (kaahkaakiw, “raven, crow”), kahkakiw/ᑲᐦᑲᑭᐤ (kahkakiw, “raven, crow”)
    • Menominee: ka·ka·kew (“raven, crow”)
    • Ojibwe: gaagaagiw (“raven”)
    • Potawatomi: kagakshi (“crow”)
    • Fox: kâkâkiwa (“crow”)
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • Malecite-Passamaquoddy: kahkakuhs (“crow”)
    • possibly Massachusett: kongkont (“crow”)
    • possibly Mi’kmaq: ga’qaquj (“crow”)
    • possibly Mohegan-Pequot: kôkôc (“crow, raven”)

References
  • Philip Baldi, Linguistic Change and Reconstruction Methodology →ISBN, 1990)

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