deer, ruminant

noun animal_mammal

Proto-Siouan-Catawba *wité (?)

Proto-Siouan *wi-htá•

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *htá

Proto-Dakota *thá

Lakota thá, tháxča ‘deer’ RTC

Dakota táḣiŋca , †tháxįča ‘deer’ WM:46a

Stoney thá ‘moose’ PAS

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere *thá•

Chiwere thá• ‘deer’ JDH

Hoocąk čáa ‘deer’ KM:112 , caa

Proto-Dhegiha *htá RR

Omaha-Ponca ttá ‘deer’ RTC , ttáxti ‘deer’ RR

Kanza/Kaw ttá ‘deer’ RR

Osage htá ‘deer’ RR , ṭáxtsi , †htáxci ‘deer’ LF:139b

Quapaw ttá ‘deer’ RR

Proto-Southeastern *withá•

Proto-Biloxi-Ofo *itha•

Biloxi eta•ʔ MRH, MS , itá, íta D&S:268a

Ofo ītxā´, ítxa , †i•thá• D&S:320b, JSS

Proto-Tutelo-Saponi

Tutelo witāi , †wita•i ‘deer’ H , wiṭáa , †wita•i HW , witái, witaⁿ´ĕ , †wita•i JOD

Proto-Catawba

Catawba widəbóye ‘cow’ FGS , wide• FS

Other languages

  • Yuchi: weʔǰʌ̨ LB
  • Cf. PUA #123 *te, *tek ‘deer’, Miller
  • Cf. Proto Keresan *dya´n’é Miller + Davis, IJAL 2 9:321
Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources