Reconstruction:Proto-Nuristani/driggá

This Proto-Nuristani 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-Nuristani

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dr̥Hgʰás.

Alternative reconstructions

*dīrga-[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d̪ɾiɡːá/

Adjective

*driggá[2]

long

Derived terms

*drigganá[2]
- Northern Nuristani:
  - Kamkata-viri:
    Kamviri: drëṅë́ň
    Kativiri: drëgë́ř
  - Prasuni: jigní
*driggala[2]
- Southern Nuristani:
  - Waigali: drigëlë
*driggaṛala[2]
- Southern Nuristani:
  - Tregami: drigaṛälä

References

Degener, Almuth (2002), “The Nuristani languages”, in Sims-Williams, Nicholas, editors, Indo-Iranian Languages and Peoples (Proceedings of the British Academy; 116), volume 41, Oxford: British Academy, →ISBN
Strand, Richard F. (2016), “driga”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon

[1] Degener, Almuth (2002), “The Nuristani languages”, in Sims-Williams, Nicholas, editors, Indo-Iranian Languages and Peoples (Proceedings of the British Academy; 116), volume 41, Oxford: British Academy, →ISBN

[NEL-2] Strand, Richard F. (2016), “driga”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon