ear (1)

noun physical_somatic_body_part

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan *rą́•tpa

Proto-Crow-Hidatsa *ahpá

Crow ahpá ‘external ear’ RG, GG:4, RGG:67

Hidatsa ahpá ‘animal’s ear, external ear’ J

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *ną́•tpa

Proto-Dakota *natpá

Lakota nakpá ‘ear’ RTC

Dakota natpá, nakpá SRR:338a

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere *ną́•twa

Chiwere ną́dwa, ną́•dwa RR

Hoocąk nąąčáwa KM:2125 , nąącawa

Proto-Dhegiha *nąhtá

Omaha-Ponca niṭa , †nitta JOD

Kanza/Kaw nąttá RR

Osage noⁿṭá , †nąhtá ‘lobe of the ear, ears (term used in rituals)’ LF:117a

Quapaw nąttá RR

General comment

Absence of the initial resonant in MRS is unexplained; cf. ‘ear (2), external opening’, and especially ‘hear’. The medial cluster is subject to Dakota dissimilation and Dhegiha metathesis, both regular.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources