Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/-i

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 This Proto-Algonquian 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-Algonquian

Suffix

*-i

  1. ending of inanimate nouns' singulars
    *-hpani (“lung”)

Descendants

  • Central Algonquian:
    • Fox: -i

See also

References

  • Marc Picard, Principles and Methods in Historical Phonology: From Proto-Algonkian to Arapaho
  • Papers of the Algonquian Conference (2007), page 267: the peripheral suffixes PA*-i inan. sg. (> PEA *-0) and *-ari inan. pl. (> PEA *-ar)
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