crow > raven

noun animal_bird

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan *hká•xi

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *hká•ɣi

Proto-Dakota

Lakota khąɣí ‘crow’ RTC

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere *khá•ɣi

Chiwere khá•xe RR

Missouria car ka, kar ka , †kha•xe, †kha•ke RR

Hoocąk kaaɣí ‘raven’ KM:1738 , kaaǧi

Proto-Dhegiha *hká•ɣe

Omaha-Ponca kká•xe ‘crow’ RTC

Kanza/Kaw kkáɣe ‘crow’ RR

Osage ḳáxe , †hkáɣe ‘crow’ LF:83b

Quapaw kkáxe ‘crow’ RR

Proto-Southeastern

Proto-Tutelo-Saponi

Tutelo kāhi , †ka•xi H

General comment

An irregular set, influenced by onomatopoeia. Mandan ké•ka ‘raven’ is probably not cognate. KM glosses kaaɣí as ‘raven, Menominee’.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources