Reconstruction:Proto-Cariban/ikutupô

This Proto-Cariban 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-Cariban

Noun

*ikutupô

1. lake

Descendants

• Guianan:
  • Apalaí: ikuhpo
  • Kari'na: ikùpo
  • Proto-Taranoan: *ikutupə
    • Akurio: ikutupë
    • Carijona: ikutuhë
    • Trió: ikutupë
  • Wayana: ikutpë
• Venezuelan Cariban:
  • Pemongan:
    • Akawaio: iku'pö
    • Macushi: iku'pî
    • Pemon: iku'pö
• Ye'kwana: ku'jö, chu'jö

References

• Meira, Sérgio (1998) A Reconstruction of Proto-Taranoan: Phonology and Inflectional Morphology‎^[1], Houston: Rice University, page 176
• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[2], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 274
• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “ku'jö”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[3], Lyon