Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/wa·p-

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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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Particle

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*wa·p-

  1. (be) white

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Plains Algonquian:
    • Blackfoot: ap- (white)
    • Cheyenne: -vóhpo (whitish, greyish, light)
  • Central Algonquian:
    • Cree: wâpi-/ᐋᐧᐱ (aaypi, white)
    • Ojibwe: waabishkaa (it is white)
    • Fox: wâpâtêwi (it is light, pale, faded; white, grey)
    • Miami: waapisita (he is white)
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • Abenaki: wôbi- (white)
    • Penobscot: wɔ·mb- (white)
    • Malecite-Passamaquoddy: wap- (white)
    • Mi'kmaq: wape'g (to be white)
    • Mohegan-Pequot: wôpisu- (she or he is white)
    • Quiripi: wámpayo (white) (Unquachog)
    • Mahican: wapáju (it is white)
    • Munsee: wáap- (white (in compounds))
    • Unami: op- (white (in compounds))

References

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  • Cheyenne Dictionary of Fisher, Leman, Pine, and Sanchez
  • Costa, David J. (2003) The Miami-Illinois Language (Studies in the Native Languages of the Americas), Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN