Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/-kaːʔ

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

*-kaːʔ

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

Usage notes

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

Descendants

  • Proto-Tuscarora-Nottoway: *-kaːʔ
    • Tuscarora: -aka·ʔ, -ka·ʔ
  • Proto-Mohawk-Oneida:
  • Onondaga: -gaʼ
  • Cayuga: -ga꞉ʼ
  • Seneca: -ga꞉ʼ

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, page 438
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