bird (5)

noun animal_bird

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan *sí•ka

Proto-Crow-Hidatsa *cí•cka

Crow či•čká ‘prairie chicken’ RG, GG:37, RGG:2 , chiichká

Hidatsa cí•cka ‘prairie chicken’ J

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *zí•ka

Proto-Dakota *zíča

Lakota ziziċa ‘turkey’ SK

Dakota zíča; zíča thąka ‘partridge; turkey’ SRR

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere

Hoocąk ziizíke ‘turkey’ KM:3982 , zizike

Proto-Dhegiha *zíka

Omaha-Ponca çóⁿçiga , †zą́ziga ‘flicker’ LF:269b , zizíkka , †zą́ziga ‘turkey’ RTC

Kanza/Kaw zíziga-ttąga ‘a bird (species unknown)’ RR , zą́ziga ‘flicker’ RR

Osage çóⁿçiga , †zą́zika ‘flicker’ LF:31b

General comment

Presumably the MVS sih and zik stems for ‘bird’ are somehow related.

The medial -c- in Proto-Crow-Hidatsa probably reflects a reduplicated form *cí•cika.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources