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Reconstruction:Proto-Muskogean/xox(ʷ)čaxʷa

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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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Adjective

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*xox(ʷ)čaxʷa[1]

  1. hungry

Descendants

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  • Choctaw: hohchafo, hochchafo
    • Mobilian: hochafo (hunger)
  • Mikasuki: ocaafom

References

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  1. ^ Booker, Karen (2005) “Muskogean Historical Phonology”, in Hardy, Heather kay and Scancarelli, Janine, editors, Native Languages of the Southeastern United States, Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, pages 246–298