Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/kene·pikwa

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

Compare *-ikw- (“small, gnawing animal”).

Noun

*kene·pikwa

  1. snake

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Central Algonquian:
    • Plains Cree: kinêpik, ᑭᓀᐱᐠ (“snake”)
    • Naskapi: ᐊᒋᓇᐱᒄ (achinapikw)
    • Atikamekw: kinepikw
    • Montagnais: atshinepikᵘ
    • Menominee: kenu·pik (“snake”)
    • Ojibwe: ginebig (“snake”) / ᑭᓀᐱᒃ (“snake”)
    • Miami: kineepikwa (“snake”)

References

  • Hockett (1957)
  • 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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