Reconstruction:Proto-Iroquoian/ijiː

This Proto-Iroquoian 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-Iroquoian

Alternative forms

*ij before vowels in deverbalized nouns and some ( dependent? ) verb forms; *ijiː before consonants in deverbalized nouns and some ( dependent? ) verb forms; *n before vowels elsewhere; *ni ( probably ) before consonants elsewhere.

Suffix

*ijiː

1. partitive prefix

Descendants

• Northern Iroquoian:
  • Mohawk: ni-

References

• Charles Julian (2010) A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎^[1], University of Manitoba, page 344