Reconstruction:Proto-Iroquoian/kihɹjuɁkẽh

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

Noun

*kihɹjuɁkẽh

1. chipmunk

Descendants

• Southern Iroquoian:
  • Cherokee: ᎩᏳᎦ (giyuga)
• Proto-North Iroquoian: *tsihˈɹjoɁkẽh, *-hɹjoɁkẽh
  • Mohawk: ohrhió:ken

References

• Charles Julian (2010) A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎^[1], University of Manitoba, page 507