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Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/meʔšixkena·hkwa

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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

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Noun

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*meʔšixkena·hkwa

  1. variant of *mexkena·hkwa

Descendants

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  • Central Algonquian:
    • Ojibwe: mishiikenh (“a snapping turtle”)
    • Potawatomi: mshike' (“turtle”)
    • Fox: mešihkenâhkwa (“snapping turtle”) (older form?), meshihkêha (“snapping turtle”)
    • Miami: mihšihkinaahkwa (“painted terrapin turtle”)

References

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  • David Costa, The Historical Phonology of Miami-Illinois Consonants, in the International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 57: lists both "*meʔšixkena·hkwa" and "*mexkena·hkwa"
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