neck (3)

noun physical_somatic_body_part

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan *ą́•pe

Proto-Crow-Hidatsa *á•pE

Crow áapa ‘neck, fore’ GG:2 , áape ‘neck’ RGG:69a

Hidatsa á•pa ‘neck’ J , (m)apidu , †a•piru ‘back of the neck’ HWM

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *waną́pʔį

Proto-Dakota *waną́pʔį

Lakota wanápʔį ‘necklace’ RTC

Dakota wanáp̣iŋ , †wanápʔį ‘medal, necklace, anything worn around the neck’ SRR:522b

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere *waną́pʔį

Chiwere waną́pʔį ‘necklace’ JDH

Hoocąk wanąpʔį́ ‘necklace’ KM:3396 , wanąp’į

Proto-Dhegiha *waną́pʔį

Omaha-Ponca waną́pʔį ‘necklace’ RR

Kanza/Kaw waną́pʔį ‘necklace’ RR

Osage wanóⁿpʔį , †waną́pʔį ‘necklace’ LF:197b

Quapaw waną́ʔį ‘necklace’ RR

Proto-Southeastern

Proto-Biloxi-Ofo

Biloxi aⁿpní , †ąpní ‘necklace’ D&S:178a , aⁿpŭní , †ąpəní ‘necklace’ D&S:176b

General comment

Cf. ‘wear around the neck’, ‘neck (3)’ In Proto-Mississipi-Valley and Biloxi the root for ‘neck (3)’ is preserved only in a fossilized form with meaning ‘necklace’, q.v.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources