Reconstruction:Proto-Iroquoian/kihɹjuʔkẽh

This Proto-Iroquoian 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-Iroquoian

Noun

*kihɹjuʔkẽh

  1. chipmunk

Descendants

  • Southern Iroquoian:
    • Cherokee: ᎩᏳᎦ (giyuga)
  • Proto-North Iroquoian: *tsihɹjoʔkẽh, *-hɹjoʔkẽh
    • Proto-Tuscarora-Nottoway: *tʃihˈɹjoʔkẽh
      • Tuscarora: čuhryúʔkę
    • Proto-Mohawk-Oneida:
    • Seneca: jihóʼgwais

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages[1], University of Manitoba, pages 507–8