Reconstruction:Proto-Cariban/tikô

This Proto-Cariban 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-Cariban

Noun

*tikô

the chigoe flea or jigger, Tunga penetrans

Descendants

Guianan:
- Apalaí: siko
- Galibi Carib: siko
  - →? English: chigoe, chigger, jigger
- Proto-Taranoan: *cikə
  - Akurio: tyikë
  - Carijona: čikë
  - Trió: sikë
- Wayana: sikë
Maquiritari: sichö
Parukotoan:
- Waiwai: sïko
Venezuelan Cariban:
- Pemongan:
  - Akawaio: sikö
  - Macushi: sikî
  - Pemon: sikö
→ Sranan Tongo: sika

References

Meira, Sérgio (1998) A Reconstruction of Proto-Taranoan: Phonology and Inflectional Morphology. Master’s Thesis, Rice University, page 171.
Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, page 368.
Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “sichö”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon

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