Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/wi·nteko·wa

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

Noun

*wi·nteko·wa

  1. owl
  2. malevolent spirit, cannibalistic monster

Descendants

  • Central Algonquian:
    • Cree:
    • Ojibwe: wiindigoo (“cannibalistic spirit; cannibalistic monster”)
    • Fox: wîtekowa (“owl”)
    • Miami: miintikwa (“screech owl”)

References

  • Goddard (1969), cited in Brightman (1988:340)
  • 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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