Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/mexponwi

This Proto-Algonquian 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-Algonquian

Verb

*mexponwi

  1. it snows

Descendants

  • Central Algonquian:
    • Plains Cree: mispon / ᒥᐢᐳᐣ (“it snows”)
    • Moose Cree: ᒥᐢᐳᐣ
    • Southern East Cree: ᒥᔅᐳᓐ (mispon)
    • Northern East Cree: ᒥᔅᐳᓐ (mispon)
    • Montagnais: mishpun
    • Atikamekw: mispon
  • Great Lakes Algonquian:
    • Fox: mehpowi

Synonyms

References

  • Anthropological Linguistics (the journal of Indiana University's Department of Anthropology), volume 39, issue 1 (1997)
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