Reconstruction:Proto-Arawak/nih

This Proto-Arawak 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-Arawak

Noun

*nih

1. louse

Descendants

• Palikur: yeti
• Moxo-Terêna:
  • Tereno: nyâti
  • Moxo-Bauré: *-ine
    • Ignaciano: [script needed] (-iɲe)
    • Baré: inók
• Amuesha-Chamicuro:
  • Yanesha': níhpa
  • Chamicuro: níhpa
• Piro-Apurinã:
  • Apurinã: nhipatxi (ɲipatʃi)
  • Piro-Iñapari:
    • Iñapari: hapatí (χapati)
    • Yine: [Term?] (xepatʃi)
• Kampa:
  • Asháninka: netsi
  • Machiguenga: netsi
• Proto-Ta-Arawak:
  • Garifuna: ĩe
• Wapixaná-Baré:
  • Xiriâna: nia
  • Mawayana: ni
• Paresí-Waurá:
  • Pareci: nirítsati
  • Waurá-Mehinako:
    • Mehináku: neete
    • Wauja: -neetse
• Nawiki:
  • West Nawiki:
    • Resígaro: [Term?] (netetshíʔó)
    • Yucuna: ínehi
  • Cabiyarí: nii