juice, liquid

noun physical_consumption

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan *hų́pV

Proto-Crow-Hidatsa *húp-

Crow húppii ‘soup’ RG, GG:49, RGG:14

Hidatsa húpa ‘soup’ J

Pre-Mandan *hųprįhe

Mandan hųpįrį́he ‘soup’ RTC

Proto-Mississipi-Valley

Proto-Dakota *hąpí

Lakota hąpí ‘milk’ [> azé ‘breast + hąpí] RTC , asą́pi

Dakota haŋpí ‘broth, soup, gravy’ SRR:124b

Sioux Valley hąpí PAS

General comment

The Mandan ‘soup’ term appears to be an old compound, since nasality is marked twice. This is one of numerous terms in which irregular ą/ų correspondences are found.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources