Proto-Takelman reconstructions:[1]
| no. | gloss | Proto-Takelman |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | alder | *po·ph |
| 2 | ant | **tipusì· |
| 3 | arise | *te·p |
| 4 | arrive | *wok |
| 5 | aunt, paternal | *thàth |
| 6 | bite | *ye·kʷ |
| 7 | blood | *yó·m |
| 8 | blow | *pho·ł |
| 9 | camass | *ti·ph |
| 10 | cedar | *l- -m |
| 11 | chipmunk | *kʷis |
| 12 | climb | **hilu, huwil |
| 13 | cold | *thu·ku(n) |
| 14 | cry | *tha·k |
| 15 | cut | *(s)k- -p |
| 16 | daughter | **peyane |
| 17 | dirt | *pólo |
| 18 | dive | *yalk |
| 19 | drink | *ʔu·kʷit |
| 20 | dust | *(s)khò·p |
| 21 | ek | *thkám |
| 22 | father | *ham |
| 23 | father | *mà |
| 24 | fear | *ni·w |
| 25 | finish | *takh |
| 26 | flea | *te·wek |
| 27 | fly | *thkàn(ak) |
| 28 | go for | *wo·(t) |
| 29 | grass | **lu·kʷá·y |
| 30 | I | **kí· |
| 31 | know | **yokʷhoy |
| 32 | left | **(s)kày |
| 33 | liver | *páL |
| 34 | long | **páLs |
| 35 | marry | *yo·kʷ |
| 36 | mother | *ni |
| 37 | name | *kʷet(éy) |
| 38 | neck | *pò·kh(t) |
| 39 | new | *pa(n)lá(w) |
| 40 | otter | **kʷin |
| 41 | owl | *thukwal- |
| 42 | owl, screech | *(t)popó(ph) |
| 43 | panther | *huLikh |
| 44 | path | *kʷaL(i), kawL(i) |
| 45 | penis | *khál |
| 46 | pierce | *t(w)al |
| 47 | push | *tuyk |
| 48 | rattlesnake | *tk- -m |
| 49 | red | *cil |
| 50 | river | *kel |
| 51 | rock | *tá(n) |
| 52 | say | *naka |
| 53 | seek | *ʔo·t |
| 54 | shout | *la(·)law |
| 55 | sit | *yo· |
| 56 | sleep | *way(a·)n |
| 57 | snail | *thpáLith |
| 58 | spider | *to·m |
| 59 | squirrel | *poyakh |
| 60 | sun | **pyan |
| 61 | tears | *yét |
| 62 | this | *ha· |
| 63 | thou | *ma· |
| 64 | three | **xùpsiní |
| 65 | tie | *takh(t) |
| 66 | two | *ka·m(i) |
| 67 | uncle, maternal | *has |
| 68 | wildcat | *ya·kʷh(a) |
| 69 | yellowjacket | **tyał |