physical_contact_manipulation
Proto-Siouan-Catawba
Proto-Siouan *tká
Pre-Mandan *tka•-
Mandan tkároʔš ‘he scrapes it’ H:252
Proto-Mississipi-Valley *-tká
Proto-Dakota *-tkA
Lakota -tkA´, wa- ‘scrape as one does hides’ EB:554a
Dakota -tká, wa- ‘scrape’ SRR:539a
Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere
Hoocąk -čgá, gi- ‘try, dig for’ , higicga
The fact that Lakota shows ablaut yet the vowel appears to have been Proto-Siouan *a in the other languages strongly suggests that Lakota ablaut is analogical here and not reconstructible. On the other hand, the Lakota form here may go with the reflexes of Proto-Siouan *tkE. The Mandan form suggests that the Proto-Siouan root may have had a long vowel, but in the absence of independent confirming evidence from a second language, we prefer not to reconstruct length to Proto-Siouan.
| Language | Cognate | Phonetic Siouan | Meaning | Comment | Sources |
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