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Reconstruction:Proto-Uto-Aztecan/nanka

This Proto-Uto-Aztecan entry contains reconstructed words 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-Uto-Aztecan

Noun

*nanka [1]

  1. ear

Descendants
  • Cahita:
  • Corachol:
    • Huichol: nacá
  • Nahuan: [Term?]
  • Northern Uto-Aztecan:
    • Cahuilla: náqal
    • Hopi: naaqa (“earring”)
    • Tübatulabal: naŋhal
  • Pimic:
    • O'odham: na꞉k
    • Tepehuan:
      • Northern Tepehuan: naákai
      • Southeastern Tepehuan: naak
  • Tarahumaran:
    • Central Tarahumara: nacá

References
  1. Manaster Ramer, Alexis (1993), “Blood, tears, and murder: the evidence for Proto-Uto-Aztecan syllable-final consonants”, in Marle, Jaap van, editor, Historical Linguistics 1991: Papers from the 10th International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Amsterdam, 12-16 August 1991, Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, pages 199–209
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