Proto-Jicaque reconstructions:[1]
| no. | English gloss | Proto-Jicaque |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | all | *pʰɨ(t) |
| 3 | always | *han- |
| 5 | arm, back, shoulder | *pʰel |
| 7 | arrow | *¢imea ? |
| 8 | ashes | *pʰɨpʰɨh |
| 13 | to be | *kʼos |
| 16 | bed | *kʰan |
| 17 | belly | *-kol |
| 18 | big | *pɨneh ? |
| 24 | black | *te(kʰ) |
| 27 | blood | *kʼas |
| 28 | blue | *¢u(h) |
| 30 | body | *pʼɨ(y) |
| 32 | bone | *kʰele |
| 34 | bow (of bow and arrow) | *halek |
| 37 | to burn | *tV-pʷe |
| 38 | bush (forest) | *hokʼ-la |
| 40 | buzzard | *mantɨ |
| 45 | cloud | *mol |
| 46 | coal(s) | *¢ʰek |
| 51 | cougar | *pɨkʼa(-he) |
| 59 | daughter | *(ku)kus |
| 62 | deer | *pʼɨs |
| 63 | to die | *pɨʔ ? |
| 65 | dog | *¢ʰiyo(h) |
| 66 | to drink | *mɨʔ |
| 67 | (to) dry | *pʰa |
| 69 | ear | *pʰa¢ʼ |
| 70 | earth, land | *(a)ma(h) |
| 71 | to eat | *la ? |
| 72 | egg | *pehey |
| 75 | excrement | *pɨ(y) |
| 78 | far | *kampa |
| 79 | father | *(pa)pa(y) |
| 84 | fire | *kʼawa |
| 85 | firewood | *wɨ(t) |
| 86 | fish | *kʰul |
| 89 | flea | *pel |
| 91 | fly | *no¢o¢ |
| 93 | forehead | *wala |
| 94 | to forget | *-pɨʔ |
| 95 | four | *(y)ulupʰana |
| 97 | fruit | *wolas |
| 99 | to give | *-tekʼa |
| 101 | good | *wɨ(k) |
| 102 | grain (cf. maize) | *hulup |
| 103 | grandmother, female | *(mɨ)mɨy |
| 104 | to grind | *kʰol ? |
| 106 | hair | *¢ʼil |
| 107 | hand | *mas ? |
| 108 | he, that | *hup |
| 109 | head | *ha(y)pʰuk |
| 110 | to hear | *pʰak |
| 111 | heart | *has- |
| 114 | horn | *¢ʰeme |
| 115 | house | *wa |
| 117 | I | *nap ? |
| 119 | intestines | *¢ʼul |
| 123 | knee | *tikʼ- |
| 125 | to laugh | *wiʔ |
| 126 | leg | *tek |
| 128 | lip | *lɨp |
| 129 | liver | *kom |
| 131 | long | *kampa |
| 132 | to look for | *pal- |
| 133 | louse | *tɨtʼ |
| 135 | macaw | *pʼɨsa(h) |
| 137 | male, grandfather | *(ko)koy |
| 138 | man | *yom |
| 140 | meat | *pis |
| 143 | moon | *mɨmɨy |
| 144 | month | *mɨy-pʰini(h) |
| 148 | mouth | *lala |
| 149 | much | *pɨlɨk |
| 150 | my, mine | *na¢aʔ |
| 152 | navel | *lulu |
| 153 | nephew | *kelew ? |
| 155 | no | *ma- |
| 156 | nose | *mik |
| 157 | to nurse | *¢oʔ |
| 158 | oak | *¢ʼolol |
| 159 | one | *pʰani(h) |
| 164 | parrot | *kʰuyu(h) |
| 168 | red | *he(h) |
| 172 | round | *mul- ? |
| 175 | salt | *¢olim |
| 177 | sandal, shoe | *¢ompit |
| 178 | scorpion | *¢ʰew ? |
| 179 | to see | *nu(k) |
| 186 | skinny | *kʰele |
| 187 | sky | *alpa |
| 188 | sleep | *han- |
| 190 | smoke | *mus |
| 192 | to snore | *-hol- |
| 194 | to sow, plant | *sin- |
| 195 | to speak | *wele |
| 196 | spider | *kolok |
| 201 | stone | *pe(h) |
| 202 | summer | *¢ʰikin |
| 203 | sun | *lo¢ʼak |
| 204 | tail | *sokʼ |
| 207 | there is/are not (Sp.: no hay) | *kuwa |
| 210 | thorn | *ham ? |
| 212 | to tie | *¢upa- |
| 215 | tongue | *pelam |
| 216 | tooth | *wis |
| 217 | tree | *yo(h) |
| 220 | two | *matʼɨ |
| 221 | uncle | *kokʰam ? |
| 224 | wasp | *petʰel |
| 225 | water | *sɨ(tʰ) |
| 226 | we | *-kup |
| 228 | white | *pʰe(kʰ) |
| 229 | wind | *lɨpʰɨ(kʰ) |
| 230 | woman | *kep |
| 233 | word | *wele |
| 235 | worm, caterpillar | *¢ʼihih |
| 237 | yellow | *lu(pʰ) |
| 239 | you | *hip |