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Reconstruction:Proto-Arawak/marikɨ

This Proto-Arawak entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Arawak

Noun

*marikɨ[1]

  1. maize, corn

Descendants
  • Palikur: majki
  • Kampa:
    • Asháninka: xinki (ʃinki)
  • Proto-Ta-Arawak: *marikɨ
    • Guajiro:
      • Paraujano: mayikü (mayikɨ)
      • Wayuu: maiki
    • Lokono-Igñeri: *marisi
      • Lokono: marisi
      • Igñeri-Taíno: *mahisi
        • Garifuna: awasi
        • Taíno: *mahisi, *mahis
          • → Spanish: maíz (see there for further descendants)
  • Paresí-Waurá:
    • Wauja: majki
  • Wapixaná-Baré:
    • Wapishana: [Term?] (maʐikʰi~maʒikʰi)

References
  1. Jolkesky, Marcelo Pinho De Valhery (2016) Estudo arqueo-ecolinguístico das terras tropicais Sul-Americanas, Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Letras, page 316
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