Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/a·nte·kwa

This Proto-Algonquian 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-Algonquian

Noun

*a·nte·kwa

1. raven, crow

Synonyms

• *ka·ka·kiwa (“raven, crow”)

Descendants

• Central Algonquian:
  • Ojibwe: aandeg (“crow”)
  • Miami: aanteekwa (“crow”)
  • Possibly Menominee nāhtek ("crow")

References

• David Costa, Miami-illinois Animal Names, in the Algonquian and Iroquoian Newsletter 17:3
• Costa, David J. (2003) The Miami-Illinois Language (Studies in the Native Languages of the Americas), Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN