Table 8 Possible matches between predictions and attested forms without full phonetic regularity or confirmed colexifications.
ID | Concept | Proto-Takana | Prediction | Form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | announce | kʷ ei s a | [k | w] ɨ [i | ɨ] s a | k ɨ ʃ a (- n - t i) Z | ‘announce’ |
16 | blow of wind | w u | ɽ o | ʂ o (- n a - t i) Z | ‘blow (of person)’ |
73 | thin (slim) | kʷ e s a | [k | w] ɨ s a | k ɨ a 3 | ‘hidden’ E |
79 | go out | kʷ i n a | [k | w] [i | ɨ] n a | w i n a (- t i) | ‘to row’ F |
97 | join | z i t a | ʃ [i | ɨ] [t | ts| tʃ] a | ʃ i t a (- t i) | ‘to cross (a river)’ F |
105 | long, tall | ʃ u n u | s o n o | ʃ o n o Z | ‘lupuna (tree sp.)’ G |
157 | shout | k e k e | k ɨ k ɨ | k ɨ k ɨ | ‘nightmare’ E |
171 | swell | ʃ e k e | s ɨ k ɨ | s ɨ k ɨ | ‘broken’ |
ext_17 | cassava | kʷ a w e | [k | w] a ɽ ɨ | k a ɽ ɨ | ‘sweet potato’ |
ext_280 | old | z i r i | ʃ [i | ɨ] n[ i | ɨ] | ʂ ɨ n i Z | ‘old, used’ |