thin

verb perceptual

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan *waréhe

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *wréh-(ka)

Proto-Dakota *wrečá

Lakota blečá ‘get poorer and poorer from sickness’ EJ

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere *preh(ka)

Chiwere brekhé ‘thin’ RR

Hoocąk peré ‘be thin’ KM:2473 , pere

Proto-Dhegiha *bréhka

Omaha-Ponca bðékka ‘thin’ JOD

Kanza/Kaw blékka ‘thin’ RR

Osage bréhka ‘thin’ RR

Quapaw bdékka ‘thin’ JOD

Proto-Southeastern *habréh-

Proto-Biloxi-Ofo

Biloxi hade´hi , †hadéhi ‘thin’ D&S:192b

Proto-Tutelo-Saponi

Tutelo hable´ha , †habléha ‘thin’ HW

General comment

In MVS we see suffixing of derivational *-ka. Note also that Proto-Dhegiha gemination and Chiwere aspiration are being produced across a morpheme boundary from the older *hk cluster. Therefore Lakota aspiration is also expected here.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources