Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/tal-

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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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Algic *tal-, whence also Wiyot tɨla- (there, then, thus) as in tɨla-takw (she or he dwells there), Yurok 'o (there).

Adverb

*tal-

  1. there, synonym of *taθ-

Descendants

see also *taθ-
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • Abenaki: tali (there, then)
    • Munsee: talí (here, there, in a certain place)

Verb

*tal-

  1. have (an animate object) (somewhere)
  • *taθ- (have (an inanimate object) (somewhere))

Descendants

see also *taθ-
  • Central Algonquian:

References

  • Paul Proulx, Proto-Algic III: Pronouns, in Studies in Native American Languages II, volume 16 (1991)
  • J. Blevins, A. Garrett, The rise and fall of l sandhi in California Algic (2007) (citing Goddard; also citing Beland 1978 regarding Atikamekw)