Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/-ɹonõʔ

This Proto-North 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-North Iroquoian

Suffix

*-ɹonõʔ

  1. populative suffix: person of, people of, nation of
    Synonym: *kaːʔ

Usage notes

One of two such suffixes, the other being *kaːʔ; the use of which was lexically determined.

Descendants

  • Proto-Tuscarora-Nottoway: *-ɹonõʔ
    • Tuscarora: -ronęʔ
  • Proto-Mohawk-Oneida:
  • Onondaga: -hénų’
  • Cayuga: -honǫ’
  • Seneca: -honö’
  • Proto-Huronian:
    • Wyandot: -rounon’

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, page 437
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