noun physical_substance
Proto-Siouan-Catawba
Proto-Siouan *hpú•sahe
Pre-Mandan
Mandan púšak ‘coarse sand’ H:160
Proto-Mississipi-Valley *hpu•zá(h-ke)
Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere
Chiwere phu•θá-khe ‘sand’ RTC, RR
Hoocąk pųųzáke ‘sand’ KM:2515 , pųųzake
Proto-Dhegiha *hpü•zá
Omaha-Ponca ppi•zá ‘sand’ JOD, RR
Kanza/Kaw ppü•zá ‘sand’ RR
Osage p̣içá , †hpüzá ‘sand, silt’ LF:128b
Quapaw ppíza ‘sand’ RR, JOD
Cf. ‘dry (3)’, ‘sand (2)’ for possible related ablaut series. Chiwere suggests that this was a *-he final root. The Hoocąk and Chiwere forms present some phonological problems. The unexpectedly nasal vowels are a common feature of this subgroup and, while irregular, are no surprise. The voicing distinction in the fricative is much less common.
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