verb physical_contact_manipulation

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan *-wesE

Proto-Crow-Hidatsa

Hidatsa -wicE, pá- ‘tear to pieces with sharp inst., mince’ J , -wicE, naka- ‘cut down brush or weeds with a scythe’ J , -wicE, nú- ‘tear to pieces; make change from a dollar’ J

Pre-Mandan *-wéš-

Mandan pawéšoʔš ‘he cut it’ RTC , -wéšoʔš, ka- ‘he chops it, picks it out, selects it’ H:284 , -wéšoʔš, ra- ‘he cuts it with teeth’ H:284 , -wéšoʔš, ru- ‘he cuts it’ H:284

Proto-Mississipi-Valley

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere

Hoocąk -wés, ru- ‘a pinch (amount, e.g., of salt)’ KM:2759 , ruwes