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Reconstruction:Proto-Muskogean/nixiłiCi

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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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Noun

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*nixiłiCₐₐi[1]

  1. seed, pit (within fruit)

Descendants

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  • Alabama: hiɬkchi
  • Chickasaw: nihiꞌ
  • Choctaw: nihi
  • Creek: nerku
  • Hitchiti: yiiłi
  • Koasati: hithi
  • Mikasuki: yiiłi

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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