rough (4)

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Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan *xá•pE

Proto-Crow-Hidatsa

Crow xa•pí• ‘rough (complexion)’ GG:60

Pre-Mandan *xap-

Mandan xaxápoʔš ‘have rough skin’ H:310

General comment

J On Crow and Mandan ‘rough skin’, compare Hidatsa xí•pE ‘wrinkled’.

There may be contamination here.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources