twist > curly (3)

physical_contact_deformation

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan *wrį́šE

Proto-Mississipi-Valley

Proto-Dakota *-wrįža

Lakota -mniža ‘curled, ruffled’ RTC , mnímniža, yu- ‘to curl’ EB:644

Dakota yumníz´a , †yumníža ‘curled, not straight, as hair’ SRR:633a

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere

Hoocąk -piriš ‘curly’ KM:2485 , -piriš ‘curl, v.tr.; be curly’ KM:2708 , piríš, ru- , rupiriš

Proto-Southeastern

Proto-Biloxi-Ofo

Ofo atubanítci ‘wrap up, twist’ D&S:322b

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources