bee (2)

animal_insect

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan

Proto-Crow-Hidatsa *awáko•xE

Crow awákooxa ‘spider’ RG, GG:58, RGG:43

Hidatsa awáko•xE ‘spider’ J , awáko•xi

Pre-Mandan

Mandan kox ‘buzz’ H:115 , síkox ‘bee, wasp’ RTC

Proto-Southeastern

Proto-Biloxi-Ofo *akąxi

Biloxi kaⁿx, kaⁿxí , †kąxi ‘bee’ D&S:206a

Ofo ạkoⁿ´si , †əką́si ‘bee’ D&S:320a

General comment

R. Graczyk points out that the Crow/Hidatsa forms appear to be compounds of ‘earth’ + ‘bee/wasp’. Cf. ‘spider’. Lack of nasalization in Mandan is unexplained if it is not due to the influence of ‘spider’. The vowels of OVS and MRS do not agree.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources