Reconstruction:Proto-Cariban/pepeitô

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

*pepeitô

1. wind

Descendants

• Guianan:
  • Kari'na: pepeito, peito
  • Proto-Taranoan: *pepeci
    • Akurio: pepehi
    • Carijona: heheči
    • Trió: pepei
• Venezuelan Cariban:
  • Pemongan:
    • Akawaio: peseto
  • Yao (South America): pepeïte
• Ye'kwana: jejeichö, jejenchö

References

• Meira, Sérgio (1998) A Reconstruction of Proto-Taranoan: Phonology and Inflectional Morphology‎^[1], Houston: Rice University, page 190
• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[2], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 342