verb physical_contact_deformation
Proto-Siouan-Catawba
Proto-Siouan
Proto-Southeastern *spe•
Proto-Biloxi-Ofo
Ofo ófpạki , †ófpəki ‘split, chop, cut’ D&S:327, JSS
Proto-Tutelo-Saponi
Tutelo ólacpé̄wa , †olaspe• ‘cut off a piece’ JOD
verb physical_contact_deformation
Proto-Siouan-Catawba
Proto-Siouan
Proto-Southeastern *spe•
Proto-Biloxi-Ofo
Ofo ófpạki , †ófpəki ‘split, chop, cut’ D&S:327, JSS
Proto-Tutelo-Saponi
Tutelo ólacpé̄wa , †olaspe• ‘cut off a piece’ JOD
The Tutelo form is a reflex of the s grade, as *š should become č in Tutelo. Tutelo š/s do not contrast. Ofo ạ could be the reflex of an ablaut variant of this root with a.
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