Appendix:Proto-Wintun reconstructions

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Proto-Wintun reconstructions:[1]

Shepherd (2006)[edit]

Gloss Proto-Wintun
a while *yol
acorn *ʔi(·)
acorn sp. *hu
acorn sp.: black oak *ham ?, *pene(·)l
acorn sp.: white oak *yok...l-
acorn bread *sa·w
acorn meal *daq
acorn soup *yiwit
acorns: shelled and dried *λ’ił-
action with fire *bay
adolescent girl *lo·y-
afraid, have fear *k’ilap-ʔa
after that *ʔut’a
agentive *-to ?
ahead (of), before, first *tu
air, blow *x̣os-a ?
alder *qalaw
alienable possessive, third person singular pronouns and kinterms *-t-n
alike *ne·r
alone *ney, *hom
already, old, long ago, former, past demonstrative *ho-
andative auxiliary, go *har-a·
angelica *dum
animate comitative *-wil
ankle *haqa
ant *t’edVq
apply light pressure with hand *λ’itq-
apply sharp pointed object *λ’ut
approach *čuk-a
arched ?, crooked ?, bent *k’uwi(·)l
arm *q’ede
arm, shoulder *sala
armpit *q’an
arrange clumped material ? *bam
arrive *hen
arrow *no-, *doqo
ash tree *ʔirik
ashes, dust *pʰuk
ask *t’ihi·t-u
ask to accompany *xew
autumn *qʰaydani
away *qʰal, *qʰan
awl *č’up
baby, child, small *ʔilay
back of, behind something *yel
bad *duq-ʔa, *č’ep-
badger *soč- ?
bake *ma·ł-a
band-tailed pigeon *xo-...wi-
bank of rock or soil *hel
bare the teeth *λ’ey-e
bark (of tree) *qoq, *qʰapla
bark (verb) *noł
barn owl *si·k
barren *walu
base *yay
basket root *se·k, *kuhum
basket sticks from willow *ton
basket types *xok, *k’op-i, *kaw, *k’olom, *tos
bat *dehe·la ?
bathe *qop
be, lie *bey
be, sit *boh
be, do, use (non-distal ?) *ʔiy
be, do (distal) *ʔu
bear (black) *č’il
beard, whiskers (particularly of fish) *qʰep
bee-like sound *łon
beetle sp. *toqo ?
before, ahead, first *tu
beg ? promise ? *duq
behind, back of *yel
belch *qer-e·
belt *tir-i
bend *qʰud, *moy, *kuk
benefactive *-pa ?
bent (crooked ? arched ?) *k’uwi(·)l
berry sp. *tʰah
bet *dam
big one(s) *qom ?
bird sp. (small) *č’ereCč’ereC ?
bite *ʔey
bitter *ʔa·q-ʔa
black *č’il-, *sil
black bear *č’il
black oak acorn *pene(·)l, *ham ?
blackberry *ʔim(il)
blanket *puq-
blanket, cover *sul
blood *sa·q
blow (of person, not the wind) *pʰu(·)ł
blow, air *x̣os-a ?
blow the nose *łiniq
blows to the head *čił-a
bluebird, Western *č’ow
boat *nuh
bobbing movement (slow?) *hoy(..)oq
bobcat *p’a..l..m-
body, whole *tʰu(·)n
body hair ? *seke·
body joint *ʔanaq
boil *pʰ̟ot-u, *posolo
bone *paq
bone awl *č’up
borrow *q’oł
brace *k’ok
break *k’ep, *λ’ab
break up surface *tʰoł-i/u
break with fingers *q’op-a
breast, milk *ʔimit
breathe *pʰu(·)r-u
bring inanimate, animate *wer
bring *hen-me
brother: older *labe-
brother: younger *ley
brother-in-law *łe-·n
bubble *łob
buckeye *yono ?
buckskin, hide *qo(·)la
bulb sp. *λ’erew
bulrush, tule *λ’op
bump *tʰał-, *daq
burn *čʰo·l, *čʰo·r
burn bare *bil
burrowing owl *wik
bush sp. *č’ulaq
butterfly, poppy *bo·lbolVq
buzzard *hu·s
calf *č’ur ?, *čʰi·r
California condor *mo·loq
call someone *čʰiy-a
cane *t’u-
cap-shaped *bis
careful ?, reluctant ? hinu·-
carry *du-
carve *qʰer
cattail, flat tule *pa·tpat
causative *-ma
cave in *hul, *łim-a
charcoal *q’al-i ?
chest, lungs *k’eba
chew *č’ok-i/u, *t’a-
chief *se·qtu
child *ku-, *teh, *ʔilay, *łe
child’s spouse, spouse’s parent, in-law one generation removed *t’e(·)s
chin, jaw *q’aba
chipmunk *čʰiqčʰiq- ?
choke on *qʰaw-a
choose *p’ił-e
chop *k’op
cicada *yoryor, *holol-č’V·r/d-
clap *pʰoq
claw(s), nail(s) *k’ahay
clean *le·t ?
clear *čał-a
clench, stiff ? *k’on
climb, step *dek
close eyes *č’im
close sides *wol
clothe, clothes *t’ał-a
cloud *q’a- ?
clover, grass *len
clover sp. *tapl-
coat (verb), coating *wil
cocoon rattle *sokok
collect *č’ap
come *wer
comitative (animate) *-wil
comitative (inanimate) *-m
completive *-k
continuative *-V(·)r
Cooper’s or marsh hawk ?, hawk sp. *k’ililuk
copulate *sir-i
core, heart *č’idik
cough *q’uh-i/u
cover *mit, *łaq-a
coyote *sede
crack open *tʰeł, *k’ab
crane *wok
crawl *las-a
crawl in, go in *ʔał-a
crawling (like a snake), slithering (creature) *pʰil-i
crazy, unpleasant emotion *ho·n
cricket *ler, *č’ur
crooked ?, arched ?, bent *k’uwi(·)l
cross (meet), emerge, sprout *tep-i/u
cross-sibling *soh
crosswise, twice *ser
crow *ʔa·l, *qa·q
crush *pał
cry *wač-i/u
cup-type basket *k’olom
cut *qʰed-, *qʰič-a/i/u
cut notches *dop-u
cut off, slice *qʰop-u
cut with sharp edge, cut long objects *pʰil-i
cut with swinging motion, slice *hil
cylinder *lul
dam, weir *paq-i
dance *čʰono
dance house *łu·t
dance types *hesi ?, *to·to ?
dark *pur-i
day, daytime *san-i
deer, venison *no·p
defecate *č’en-a·
definite duration auxiliary *boh
deictic (optative meaning?) *kʰe
demonstrative and quasi-pronominal third person proximal root *ʔe-
demonstrative and quasi-pronominal third person root *pi-, *pu-
demonstrative-interrogative root *he
desolate *yo·w
dew *pʰon
dice *tel
different, other, away *qʰal
dig ? pick up ? *hap-a
digging stick *sen
dip *q’ep-, *qum, *dum
direct to, send after *yor
directional locative suffix *-ti
dirt (earth) *q’i(·)r, *q’ilaq
dirty *q’o(·)t-ʔa
dislike *qʰur
distribute liquid substance *č’ir-i
dive *nup-u
dizzy *x̣ah
do fast, be fast *witil(-ʔa)
do, be, use (non-distal ?) *ʔiy
do, be (distal) *ʔu
doctor, poison *yom
dog *suku
dome shape (hard) *qʰolo
doorway, entrance *pes
dove (mourning) *puluq
down *kʰen
drag *qir
dragonfly *t’oli
dream *yečew
drill *sič-i/u
drink *bol-a, *tetʰ-i/u
drink/eat acorn mush *łup-e/u
drown *t’uk-u
drum *tiCe·
dry *qʰon
dry (spread to) *ye-
dry and stiff *č’oq
dual *-pel
dubitative, subjunctive *-m
dull *q’i·l
dull (of senses) *λ’ik
dump (granulated solids?) *tʰak-čʰ-i
ear *ma·t
earth *q’ilaq, *wilaq, *q’i(·)r
east *puy
eat *ba·
eat/drink acorn mush *łup-e/u
eat with someone *tʰil-ʔa
embers *xiw
emerge, sprout, cross (meet) *tep-i/u
end point *wan
enemy *yuken
entrance, doorway *pes
esophagus, throat *peru·
exclamative *ʔay, *yo·
exhaust, wear out *łet
eye *tum
eyelashes *tum
fade away *lim
fall *łah, *dil-i, *t’al-a
fan, wave, gesture *liw
far, travel *kel-
fart *xed-i/u
fast (be, do) *witil(-ʔa)
fat *hu·m
father *tah, *ta-(·)n
fear *čʰiri·k-, *k’ilap-ʔa
fear a loss, suspect *ha·q-a
feast *daw
feather *k’alaq
feathers *pʰit
feces *č’en-i
feed *ba·
fight *łik-u-p’ur-i
fill *par
fill with liquid *ʔu·m
finger, hand *sem
finger (verb) *t’ul
finish *λ’aq
finish off, gone *ker-u
fire *pʰo·
fire, to light a *č’ay-a
first person pronominal root *ne-
first person subject *-da
first, before, ahead *tu
fish sp. *čʰi·r
fishbone *č’us
fisher ? *łom
fit *λ’ap-u ?
fix up, straighten up *moq
flabby *law
flame *qul
flame, lightning *wal-u
flat *dal
flea *k’ok’o
flint, arrow, knife, obsidian *doqo
float *pʰo-
flow *č’oł- ?
flowers *k’ala(·)l, *lul
fly (verb) *win
fly, go up *tewe
flying squirrel ? *q’an-łala ?
foam *łos
fog *t’umi
fog, steam *qʰos
foliage, leaves *sala
follow, track *may-a·
food *ba·
foot *may
forehead *xin, *tey
forget *q’id-u
former, old, already, long ago, past demonstrative *ho
fox *ha·w
frog *wataq
front *daw
frost *kik-i
full *hur, *par
gall *sili
gap *kalay
gather, gathering basket *ʔo·n
gathering *ya·pay
genitive case *-n ?
genitive case *-r
gesture, fan, wave *liw
get, own, have *ke-
gig, spear *łew ?
girl *lo·y-, *p’ukuy
give *doy-i/u
glare, reflect *ʔilʔil
glide by *leh
go *har-a·
go in, crawl in *ʔał-a
go out, pour out slowly *p’e·l ?
go up, fly *tewe
going to, intentional future *-le
gone, finish off *ker-u
good *čal-a
goose sp. *laq
grab a handful *q’or
grandchild *čʰa(·)y
grandfather *ʔapan
grandmother *ʔaman
grapevine *łoy...m
grasp in one or both hands *pʰem ?
grass (dry?) *λ’aqa
grass, green *č’aro·q(-i)
gray hair *čʰa·hay
great horned owl *kudu·
green, grass *č’aro·q(-i)
green heron *qa-
grind *qor-i/u
grind, sharpen by filing *lor
grizzly ? *kuku
ground *po·m
ground, dirt (earth) *q’i(·)r
ground squirrel *λ’et
growl *qʰor
grunt, pant *x̣oh
guts, intestines *pot
hail *k’il
hair (facial or animal) *č’ekey
hair: pubic, body hair *seke·
hand, finger *sem
hang *low, *č’aq-a·
happy *lom, *doq-
hard, to be *paq
hard dome shape *qʰolo
hat *tʰak
haunt *holow
have *-ʔa
have, own, get *ke
hawk sp.: Cooper’s or marsh hawk ? *k’ililuk
hawk sp.: red-tailed ? *čeqčeq
hawk sp.: Swainson’s ? *lik-
hawk or falcon sp. *qačit
head *pʰoyoq
headband *kip-
hear *mut-u
heart *pʰur-u
heart, core *č’idik
heavy *yiłma
help *her
hemp, milkweed *pʰe·ł
here, toward self *xun
heron: great blue *wok
heron: green *qa-
hiccough *q’eq-a ?
hide, buckskin *qo(·)la
hill *bul-i
hip, thighs *somVk
hit *čʰep
hold in hand *sat
hold pectorally *ʔimit
hole *holoq
holler *nił-u
home *woq
hooked strap, strap with hook *lak-o/u
horn *k’il-i
hortative, let *-di
hot *pil-a·
hot rock ? *k’iw
house *qewel
hull *č’iw
human classifier ? *-ta
hungry, starve *per-i/u
hurt *ʔal-
hurt, sick, want *koy-i/u
husband, man *wiy
impaired vision *qʰas-i·l-ʔa
imperative or irrealis stem-deriving suffix *-u
in horizontally *ʔel, *-e·l
in-laws *win
in-law one generation removed, spouse’s parent, child’s spouse *t’e(·)s
inclined, prone *qoh
inclusive person pronominal root *p’e-
indefinite duration auxiliary *bey
indent *bit
indistinct color ? *qaq
inhale *su(·)t
insect sp. (buzzing) *homo·-
insert long things, poke, stick into *λ’op
intense visual perception *k’al
intensive verb-derivational suffix *-h
intentional future, going to *-le
intestines, guts *pot
irrealis stem-deriving suffix, imperative *-u
itch, scratch *ʔod-i/u
iterative *-V·y
jackrabbit *k’el
jaw, chin *q’aba
join, perimeter *kol
joined, added on to perimeter *kol-i
joined, pronged *non
jump *puč-
juniper *mon
keep *boh
kick *č’on
kill *λ’o·m-u
kill deer *tiwi·t
kingfisher *t’arara ?
kingsnake *handop-
kinterm absolutive suffix *-(·)n
kinterm locative case *-t-in ?
kinterm plural (or human plural) *-ba
kinterm prefix *n(i)-
knee *ʔanaq
knife, arrow, flint, obsidian *doqo
knot (tie a) *p’olo·q
know *t’i-
lack of color *tal
larynx *qʰor
last, yester- *le·n
late *ʔolhen
leaf *dala
lean against *tʰoq-čʰ-i/u
lean meat? *čʰi·r
leave *yal-i/u
leaves, foliage *sala
left, left hand *tʰaw
leg *yir ?
legs apart *kan ?
lest, might, may *-kʰen
let, hortative *-di
let’s *-e·
lick *nal
lie, be *bey
lie prone *xoy
lie, tell a lie *bal-ʔa
light *say-i/u, *tek
light (source ?) *sa-
light a fire *č’ay-a
light in weight *hosop
lightning, flame *wal-u
liquid spreads *tʰel-a·
liquid (thick) *t’ot
liver *kʰila
lizard sp.: Western fence lizard *č’iwil
locative, toward, in (horizontally ?) *-e·l
locative case *-in
log *waqu· ?
long ago, already, old, former, past demonstrative *ho-
loose *hoł ?
loose, thin *łupuq
loosen by scratching *k’eb-i/u
lose, miss *yo(·)w
louse *pʰer-
lungs *qʰoso
lungs, chest *k’eba
magpie *ʔatʔat
make *lel-a/i/u, *mal-i/u
make sparks *t’ip
man *wi·-ta
man, husband *wiy
manzanita berries *bolo
maple *say
mash *pʰit
may it be *wile
may, might, lest *-kʰen
meadowlark *yok
mediopassive *-čʰ
meet *hen-pa ?
mental clouding *q’a(·)q
mesh *k’at ?
middle, center *wenem
might, may, lest *-kʰen
milk, breast *ʔimit
milkweed *boq
milkweed, wild hemp *pʰe·ł
minnow *qʰili
miss *man-a·
miss, lose *yo(·)w
moldy, muddy *q’un
mollusk shell *łono(·)q
morning star *č’at-u
mortar *t’ubuq ?
mortar basket *kaw
mosquito *čosaq
mother *neh, *na, *ne-·n
motion back and forth *her-u
mountain *čʰoł
mountain lion *pate
mountain quail *čʰolčʰol
mourning dove *puluq
mouse, rat *č’ube
mouth *qo(·)l
mouth open *waw
move *moroq
move away *yo·
move (fast ? repetitive ?) *kʰod-
move in a direction, move toward *k’o-
move inclined toward *k’od-i/u
move hips ? *wik
move light-weight things *sid
move stones *k’ap
mud *k’a·
muddy, moldy *q’un
mushroom sp. *t’ara, *made ?
mussel, fresh-water *č’ayi
nail(s), claw(s) *k’ahay
name, real, really *yet
nape of neck ? *toq ?
narrow-waisted *č’idok
navel *naq
near *čok-i
neck *dok
nest *sunu
net *koro, *čʰaq, *t’uy-čʰ-i
new, now *po·
nipple *p’ur-i
nit *č’ubi
no, not *ʔelew
nod *wuk
nominalizer *-s
nominalizing and neutral mode stem-deriving suffix *-i
non-visual sensorial evidential *mut-her
north *way
nose *sono
not, no *ʔele-w
nothing (be) *min-a
now, new *po·
objective case *-ma
objective case suffix for kinterms and pronouns *-t
obsidian, knife, arrow, flint *doqo
old, already, long ago, former, past demonstrative *ho-
old man *k’iy
old woman *p’ot
older brother *labe-
older woman *q’aya
one *k’ete·t
open by scratching or scraping *xeb
open mouth *waw
optative ?, deictic *kʰe
oriole *sapasapa
oscillate, vibrate *lew
other, away, different *qʰal
other ? *ʔut
out(side) *pat
owl sp.: great horned *kudu·
owl sp.: barn owl *si·k
owl sp.: burrowing *wik
owl sp. *hi·n
own, have, get *ke-
pack *sew
pack tight *bam
paddle *qʰawa ?
paired objects, suffix marking *-ma
pale *sa·l
palm *t’eqel
pant, grunt *x̣oh
parch *ła·r
passive *-her
past demonstrative, old, already, long ago, former *ho-
pay *ʔeł
peel off *č’ub
pendant *yaw
penis *kul-
people *win
people, person *-tu(·)
people of, village *xerel
peppergrass *yodo ?
perforate *qʰes
perimeter, join *kol
person *win
person, people *-tu(·)
pestle *tʰulu ?
pestle?, wood ? *č’us
pet *ʔom
physical injury *p’od
pick one at a time *tey
pick small things one by one *x̣ad
pick up ?, dig ? *hap-a
pierce through *λ’er
pigeon: band-tailed *xo-...wi-
pike *k’uw-
pinch *t’or
pine *t’uw
pine sp. *sak
pitch, resin *čʰek-i
place a sling *lom-u
plant sp. *łaqa, *qʰala
plant sp.: low-growing *baq
plant sp.: soft, round *łubuq
play *łaqal
point *lolo·q-i/u
poison, doctor *yom
poison oak *p’oqʰom
poke, stick into, insert long things *λ’op
pole *topolish, *sik
pond *kopol
poorwill *qo·ltep
pop *p’oq ?
poppy, butterfly *bo·lbolVq
porcupine, star *łara·q ?
potato *ʔel-i
potato sp. *p’ołoy
pound *t’aq-i/u, *p’aq
pound with flat surface *pʰet
pour, spill *č’u·l-i/u
pour out slowly, go out *p’e·l ?
pour solids *t’ik-i/u
press *pʰat-a
press tight *č’it
promise ? beg ? *duq
prone, inclined *qoh
pronged, joined *non
pronominal plural *-le
protruberance *λ’or-
protrude, swell *pʰo-
protrusion *bul
pubic hair *seke·
pull *wik, *qir
pull off *sob-čʰ -u-
pull or throw up *kip
pull out *tʰup-u ?
pus, full of pus *buq
put long object around *dol
put on a hat *tʰak
put up *łom-i/u
quotative root *ʔu
raccoon *čʰika
rainbow *sa·q-k’ur- ?
raise *hok
rake (toward self ?) *qar-čʰ-
rat, mouse *č’ube
rattle *λ’ał
rattle (cocoon) *sokok
rattle (rustle ?) *wasasa
raven *qaq
real, really, name *yet
realis stem-deriving suffix *-a, *-e
reciprocal *p’ur-i
red *tede
red paint *q’oba
red-shafted yellowhammer (flicker) *č’i-
referential *qa
reflect *ʔilʔil
reflexive *-na
relational nominal suffix *-da
relational locative *naq
relatives *win
reluctant ?, careful ? *hinu·-
remain *hor-i/u
remove from body *λ’uq
resin, pitch *čʰek-i
ribs *k’uril
ridge *luyuq
right hand *čal-
ringing sound *tiltil
rip *čel-
rip in half *yeb
ripe *noq-i/u
roadrunner *tolto- ?
roar, rumble *kim-u·r
roast *λ’ir
robe *naw
robin *wisbo- ?
rock *son
rock (small, round), stone *t’uduy
rodent sp. *k’ay
roe *pu·p
roll *dir, *dibił, *hol ?
roll, run continuously *kip(-Vl)
root, especially basket root *se·k
rope *č’e·k
rot *yulyul
rotten smell, stink *łal-a
rough skin *č’i·k
rub *lir, *dih ?
rumble, roar *kim-u·r
run continuously, roll *kip(-Vl)
rustle ?, rattle *wasasa
sack *qʰam
salmon *nur
salt *we(·)ł
sand *č’er-i, *tʰapa
save *huy
save for *laq
scare someone *čiri·k-u-ma
scorpion *taqa·taqa
scrabble *los
scrape *k’ar-a, *qʰer
scrape, scratch *č’eb-a·
scratch *k’or
scratch, scrape *č’eb-a·
scratch body, itch *ʔod-i/u
screech owl *k’opus
scrub jay *č’ayi(·)k
seal (close) *t’uy
search for *tiw
second person pronominal root *ma-
see *win
seed *k’ul, *moy
seed plant sp. *k’is, *q’oł ?, *payi·ł
seek luck *qʰos-u
seep out *p’ur-u
send *yi·l-a
send after, direct to *yor
sensory input decreasing ? *λ’ik
separate into strands or slices *k’ih
sew *hur-u
shadow, spirit after leaving body *łes
shake *kepkep
shake, wake up *yuq-čʰ-
shame *kay-i/u
sharp (to be) *t’op
sharp implement *k’ir
sharp point; to sprout *č’up
sharpen by filing, grind *lor
shave *q er h
shell (empty?) *λ’al
shell (verb) *k’ab
shell of mollusk *łono(·)q
shelled and dried acorns *λ’ił-
shimmer *ʔib
shin *lur
shine *til
shoe *t’amu·
short version of *molo
shoulder, arm *sala
shrub sp. *sow
sick, hurt, want *koy-i/u
side *sel
sift *č’iq
sinew, tendon *law
single thing or individual emerges *tʰuq
sister *lay
sit *ła·
sit, be *boh
six *ser-panoł
skin *la·s, *qoq
skin (verb) *p’ir-čʰ-u
skin peels off *č’ob
skull *qoq- ?
skunk (striped) *qʰo·
skunkberries, sumac berries *pʰintus
slap *t’aq
sleep *xin-a
slice *t’eč-a
slice, cut with swinging motion *hil
slice, cut off *qʰop-u
slide *suy-u
sling *lom-u
sling (tie a) *łar-čʰ-u
slip *sil
slit/split two halves *t’ač
slithering (creature), crawling (like a snake) *pʰil-i
slurp *łupu·q-i/u
small, child *kusmall, child, baby, *ʔilay
small (intensive ?) *ʔin
smell *sub-u
smell rotten, stink *łal-a
smoke *nu·q
smoke (verb) *sud-u
smoke hole *t’el
smooth *wil-i
snake (verb) *how
snake sp. *how, *hulilVk
snap *k’a-
sneeze *t’es
snore *łon
snot *łiniq
snow *yo·l
soft round plant sp. *łubuq
sound bee-like *łon
sour *ʔay-...l-
sour, unripe *ʔa·w-a
south *nor
spark *p’ač-a, *t’ip
sparrowhawk *ʔi·rʔir
spear *saq
spear, gig *łew ?
speech *č’e(·)we-s
spider *kʰerek
spike *tob-i
spill, pour *č’u·l-i/u
spin *xiw
spirit *qʰal-tu ?
spirit after leaving body, shadow *łes
spit *tʰub
split *k’ał
split apart *t’eb
split/slit two halves *t’ač
split *q’ot
spot *t’ok
spouse’s parent, child’s spouse, in-law one generation removed *t’e(·)s
spread open *dih
spread to dry *ye-
sprout *qʰuy ?
sprout, to; sharp point *č’up
sprout, emerge, cross (meet) *tep-i/u
squat *qʰud
squeak *k’id
squeeze *pit, *p’it
squint *ʔay-čʰ-
squirm *sis
squirrel: flying ? *q’an-łala ?
stand *pʰek-a·y-i/u ?
stand up long things *toq
star, porcupine *łara·q ?
starve, be hungry *per-i/u
stative ? *-V(·)l
steam, fog *qʰos
Steller’s jay *woč-
step, climb *dek
stick into, poke, insert long things *λ’op
stick into (vertically ?) *lup
stick up *to·l
sticks *tok-i ?
stiff ?, clench *k’on
stiff, straighten *sip-čʰ-u
sting *lal-a
stink, smell rotten *łal-a
stinkbug *xed-i-men
stone, small round rock *t’uduy
stone (white) *λ’ar
stoop *pum, straight, *č’uC-, *kid-i ?
straighten, make stiff *sip-čʰ-u
straighten up, fix up *moq
strap with hook, hooked strap *lak-o/u
strap, tumpline *surut
strike at *λ’aq-a
stripe *qʰop
striped skunk *qʰo·
struggle *wer
stuck *čʰop
stuff feathers *wey
sturgeon *nes
subjunctive, dubitative *-m
submerge *lib-čh
subordinating suffix *-ta
subordinating suffix of causal or temporal anteriority *-ro ?
suck *č’uy-u
sudden escape of water *het
suffix forming alienable possessive pronouns *-o
sugar *xurxur
sugar pine *sumu
sumac berries, skunkberries *pʰintus
summer *pohpil ?
summoned gathering *ya·pay
sun to set *ʔał-a
sunflower sp. *qʰolo
sunshine *holol
supernatural *yoh
suspect, fear a loss *ha·q-a
Swainson’s hawk ? *lik-
swallow *per-i/u
sweet *munuq
swell, protrude *pʰo-
swim *tʰul-e/i/u
swing *xiw
swing arms *hil-a·y
tadpole *ho-...-q
tail *sutu
take/bring something inanimate *har-m-
tale, tell a tale *bo·l-e
talk *č’e(·)w
tall and swaying *k’eb
tamarack pine *mo·r
tarweed *t’on
tear *k’ur-a·
tears *tum
tell a lie *bal-ʔa
tell a tale *bo·l-e
tend in indicated direction *t’er ?
tendon, sinew *law
thick liquid *t’ot
thighs, hip *somVk
thin, loose *łupuq
thing *soq, *men
think *hal
thorn *kʰi·l
three *pano(·)ł
throat *dol, *holhol
throat, esophagus *peru·
through to the last *nam
throw *łey-a
throw or pull up *kip
throw solids *qʰet-a
throw water *łid
throw water on fire *qol
thus *ʔutickle, *quč-u
tie *lak
tie a knot *p’olo·q
tie a sling *łar-čʰ-u
tired *leq-čʰ-u
toad *yoho(·)l
tobacco *lo(·)l
today *po·-sani
tongue *tahal
tooth *si·
top *pan-ti
toward self, here *xun
toward, in (horizontally ?) *-e·l
trail *yeme
trap (verb) *q’ap-ma
trapped *q’ap-a
travel, far *kel
tree *čʰo·q, *mi
trip *kʰet
try *tip
tule (flat), cattail *pa·tpat
tule, bulrush *λ’op
tumpline, strap *surut
turn into nothing *min-a
turn, roll *dibił
turtle *ʔan
turtle-shell shaped *mu(·)k-u
twice, crosswise *ser
twins *čʰur-
twist *t’ir
two *pan
unpleasant emotion, crazy *ho·n
unripe, sour *ʔa·w-a
up *ʔol
up-and-down movement *hak-i
urine, urinate *č’u·n-u
use, do, be (non-distal ?) *ʔiy
venison, deer *no·p
vibrate, oscillate *lew
village, people of *xerel
vine sp. *č’ini·q
viscous *p’at
vision impaired *qʰas-i·l-ʔa
vocative *ye
vocative suffix *-k
vomit *ʔoq-čʰ -i/u
vulva *č’ut
wade *č’up-u
walk *q’ay-i/u
walk uncertainly *čoł-
want, hurt, sick *koy-i/u
warm oneself *humuq
wash face, wash up *tʰa·p
water *me(·)m
water container *pol
watersnake ? *how
wave, fan, gesture *liw
wear out, exhaust *łet
weave *łel-e
weave, make a net *ło(·)y
web, weaving *łoy
weir, dam *paq-i
west *nom
Western bluebird *č’ow
Western fence lizard *č’iwil
Western meadowlark *bi·t ?
wet *qʰat
where *he
which specific one *he
whiskers (particularly of fish), beard *qʰep
whisper *hal-a
white stone *λ’ar
white oak acorn *yok...l
whole, body *tʰu(·)n
wide *q’an
wide (open ?) *wak
wife, woman *p’oq
wild goose sp. *laq
wild grapes *qʰap
wild onion *p’u(·)r
wildcat *p’a...l...m
willow sp. *moł
willow sp. or basket sticks from that willow *ton
wind, wind blows *k’ah-i/u
wing *q’an
wink *ʔay-čʰ -
winnower *k’en-i
winter *pomsim
wolf *hu·- ?
woman *p’oqi-ta
woman, wife *p’oq
woman (old) *p’ot
woman (older) *q’aya
wood ?, pestle ? *č’us
woodpecker sp. *čʰuday, *tarak, *č’uduk
worm *λ’uk, *k’es
worm sp. *q’učul
wormwood *qeti
wrap *pil-u
wrap around *haw-a·l
wreck *pʰ or
yawn *ha·sme
yellowjacket *k’eč-
yes *ho(·) ?
yester-, the passing of one night ? *le·n
young boy *k’urey
young girl *p’ukuy
young man *xerit
younger brother *ley

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shepherd, Alice (2006). Proto-Wintun. University of California publications in linguistics (Vol. 137). Berkeley: University of California Press.
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