verb perceptual
Proto-Siouan-Catawba
Proto-Siouan *yépE
Proto-Crow-Hidatsa irípE
Crow ilápi ‘fat’ RG, GG:87, RGG:96
Hidatsa irípE ‘be fat, stout’ J , irípi
Pre-Mandan
Mandan répoʔš ‘he’s fat’ RTC
Proto-Mississipi-Valley
Proto-Dakota *čhépa
Lakota čhépa ‘be fat’ RTC
Dakota ćépa , †čhépa ‘be fat’ SRR:99a
The Crow/Hidatsa initial vowel is not explained; nor is the vowel difference under accent. If initial *i- signaled, for example, stative status a Proto-Siouan stem-initial *r would become Dakotan čh. If this is the case Proto-Siouan may have had *r instead of *y.
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