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Reconstruction:Proto-Cariban/pɨjati

This Proto-Cariban 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-Cariban

Etymology

Perhaps compare Proto-Tupi-Guarani *paje (whence Old Tupi paîé, Wayampi paye, Portuguese pajé).

Noun

*pɨjati

  1. shaman

Descendants
  • Guianan:
    • Apalaí: pyaxi
    • Kari'na: pyjai
    • Proto-Taranoan: *pɨjaci
      • Akurio: piyahi
      • Carijona: hiyači
      • Trió: pïjai
    • Wayana: pïjai
  • Kuikuroan:
    • Kuikúro: hüati
  • Parukotoan:
    • Hixkaryana: yas
  • Pekodian:
    • Bakairí: pyaji
  • Venezuelan Cariban:
    • Panare: piyan
    • Pemongan:
      • ⇒ Akawaio: piyaisan
      • ⇒ Macushi: pia'san
      • Pemon: piyai
    • Yao (South America): peeiai, peeai
  • Ye'kwana: jüwai, wai
  • → English: piatza, piaie, piai

References
  • Meira, Sérgio, Bruna Franchetto (2005) “The southern Cariban languages and the Cariban family”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 71, pages 127–192
  • Meira, Sérgio (1998) A Reconstruction of Proto-Taranoan: Phonology and Inflectional Morphology‎, Houston: Rice University, page 183
  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 355
  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “jüwai”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎, Lyon
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