Reconstruction:Proto-Arawa/abaCiko

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This Proto-Arawa 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-Arawa

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Noun

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*abaCiko[1]

  1. moon, month

Reconstruction notes

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  • The *C is either *j (which corresponds to the Culina-Dení terms) or *r (which corresponds to the Madí term), this does not represent a standard sound correspondence.
  • The term may be related to *masiko, which is identical in meaning and its descendants being the other Arawan languages, not represented by *abaCiko.

Descendants

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  • Culina: abaziko
  • Dení: abaziku
  • Jamamadí: abariko

References

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  1. ^ Dixon, R. M. W. (2004) “Proto-Arawá Phonology”, in Anthropological Linguistics, volume 46, pages 1-83.