Reconstruction:Proto-Cariban/ôterɨwawô

This Proto-Cariban 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-Cariban

Numeral

*ôterɨwawô

  1. three

Descendants

  • Guianan:
    • Apalaí: oseruwau
    • Kari'na: óruwa
    • Proto-Taranoan: *əcerawə
      • ⇒ Carijona: serawërë
      • Trió: ëerao
    • Wayana: ëselowau
  • Parukotoan:
    • Waiwai: osoruwau
  • Venezuelan Cariban:
    • Pemongan:
      • Akawaio: osorowa, osorïwau
      • Macushi: eserîwî
      • Pemon: eserau
    • Yao (South America): terrewaw
  • Ye'kwana: aduwaawö, aaduwawö, öudawö, öddwawö, ödwawö, addwawö

References

  • Meira, Sérgio (1998) A Reconstruction of Proto-Taranoan: Phonology and Inflectional Morphology‎[1], Houston: Rice University, page 186
  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎[2], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 331
  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “aduwaawö”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎[3], Lyon
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