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Reconstruction:Proto-Muskogean/olakkʷi

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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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*olakkʷi[1]

  1. hole, hollow

Descendants

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  • Early Central Proto-Muskogean: *olokkʷi
    • Central Muskogean: *okbi
  • Alabama: kolokbi (relict form)
  • Chickasaw: cholok
  • Choctaw: chilok (“hole”), chokbi (“inside corner”), kolokbi, kalakbi (“hollow”)
  • Creek: rolvkke

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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