noun animal_amphibian
Proto-Siouan-Catawba
Proto-Siouan *wašą́•ka, *wi-šą́•ka
Proto-Crow-Hidatsa *šá•ka
Crow sáaka ‘frog’ RG, GG:55, RGG:3
Hidatsa šá•ka ‘frog’ J
Pre-Mandan
Mandan psą́•ka ‘frog’ RTC
noun animal_amphibian
Proto-Siouan-Catawba
Proto-Siouan *wašą́•ka, *wi-šą́•ka
Proto-Crow-Hidatsa *šá•ka
Crow sáaka ‘frog’ RG, GG:55, RGG:3
Hidatsa šá•ka ‘frog’ J
Pre-Mandan
Mandan psą́•ka ‘frog’ RTC
There is no evidence for a specific prefix vowel here. The prefix may have been *wi- as with most other animals or *wa- the general absolutive.
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