Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/wi·yawehsi

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·yawehsi

  1. meat

Descendants

  • Central Algonquian:
    • Cree: wîyâs, ᐑᔮᐢ (wiiyaas, “meat”)
      • Plains Cree: wiyâs, ᐏᔮᐢ (“meat”)
      • Moose Cree: ᐎᔭᐢ ("wiyas")
      • Swampy Cree: ᐎᔮᔅ ("wiyâs")
      • Northern East Cree: ᐧᐃᔮᔅ (yiyaas)
      • Southern East Cree: ᐧᐃᔮᔅ (yiyaas)
      • Atikamekw: wias
      • Naskapi: ᐎᔭᔅ (wiyas)
      • Montagnais: uiash
    • Fox: wîyâthi (“meat”)
    • Miami: wiiyoohsi (“meat”)
    • Ojibwe: wiiyaas -an (“meat”)
    • Ottawa: wiiyaas
    • Potawatomi: wiyas
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • Abenaki: wios (“meat”)
    • Penobscot: wə̀yohs (“meat”)
    • Mi'kmaq: wius (“meat”)
    • Malecite-Passamaquoddy: wiyuhs (“meat”)
    • Mohegan-Pequot: wiyawhs (“meat”)
    • Quiripi: wéeows
    • Massachusett: wees (“meat”)
    • Unami: wiyus (“meat”)
    • Munsee: wŭyóos (“meat”)

References

  • Goddard (1982)
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