Heart

Southern Uto-Aztecan words for "heart", fall into two groups: those based on *sura and those based on *hiyapori. The forms are not neatly grouped, and indeed several groups have reflexes of both proto-forms.

*sura

Tepiman

Proto-Tepiman: *hura

Sonoran

proto-Sonoran *sura

Cora?

• xáijnyu'kari (Muñiz); xaíjnyu'ucari (Casad)

*hikwɨyawa

Tepiman

• 'ibɨdaga < *híkwɨyáwa

Cahitan

• hiapsi < *híyáwri

Nahuan

• yo:l < *iyáuri

Coracholan

• (i)yauri

ruuri < *yuuri

iyaari

Development

*híkwɨyáwa

Tepiman *'ibɨdaga

*hikwɨyawari

Sonoran *hiyawori < *hikwyawá-ri

Cahitan hiapsi < *hiyawri

Corachol-Nahuan *hiayaori

Coracholan: *iyauri

Nahuan *yo:li < *yaori