rib; back, lower

physical_somatic_body_part

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan *ru•hi

Proto-Crow-Hidatsa *rú•rV

Crow dúula ‘back’ GG:45, RGG:70

Hidatsa rú•ri ‘back, spine’ J , nú•ri

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *i-rú•hi

Proto-Dakota *čhuwí

Lakota čhuwí ‘lower back’ RTC

Dakota ćuwí , †čhuwí ‘side, pleura’ SRR:105b , c̣´uwíhu , †čhuwíhu ‘ribs’ SRR:105b

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere

Hoocąk ruuhí ‘rib, side’ KM:2749 , ruuhi

Proto-Dhegiha

Kanza/Kaw ččü•´be ‘ribs’ RR , yǘččühe ‘ribs’ JOD

General comment

The Kanza/Kaw forms are problematic. The expected form would be yǘhi or yǘwi.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources