Reconstruction:Proto-Iroquoian/ijiː

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 This Proto-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-Iroquoian

Alternative forms

*ij before vowels in deverbalized nouns and some ( dependent? ) verb forms; *ijiː before consonants in deverbalized nouns and some ( dependent? ) verb forms; *n before vowels elsewhere; *ni ( probably ) before consonants elsewhere.

Suffix

*ijiː

  1. partitive prefix

Descendants

  • Northern Iroquoian:
    • Mohawk: ni-

References

  • Charles Julian (2010) A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎, University of Manitoba, page 344
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