Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/kwenta·kani

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

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Noun

*kwenta·kani inan (plural [Term?])

  1. throat[1]

Inflection

  • First-person singular possessive, singular subject: *nekwenta·kani
  • Third-person singular possessive, singular subject: *wekwanta·kani.

Descendants

  • Central Algonquian:
    • Cree: kôhtâkan / ᑰᐦᑖᑲᐣ (“windpipe, throat”)
    • Miami: -kontaakan- (“throat”, dependant noun)
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • Abenaki: -kwedôgan (“throat, stovepipe”)
    • Malecite-Passamaquoddy: 'qotakonol (“throat”)
    • Mi'kmaq: ugqotaqann (“throat”)
    • Unami: kwëntakàn (“throat”)

References

  1. ^ Hewson, John (2017) “kwentaᐧkani”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
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