Reconstruction:Proto-Muskogean/kalaxʷa

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This Proto-Muskogean 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-Muskogean

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Verb

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*kalaxʷa[1]

  1. to scratch, to slice

Descendants

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  • ⇒ Alabama: kalaffi
  • ⇒ Chickasaw: kalaffi
  • ⇒ Choctaw: kalaffi
  • ⇒ Creek: kvlvfetv
  • ⇒ Hitchiti: iskalafki (“knife”)
  • ⇒ Koasati: kalaffilaho̱
  • ⇒ Mikasuki: iskalafki (“knife”)

References

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  1. ^ Booker, Karen. (2005). "Muskogean Historical Phonology." In Hardy, Heather Kay and Scancarelli, Janine (eds.), Native languages of the Southeastern United States, 246-298. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
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