Reconstruction:Proto-Chatino/tènè

This Proto-Chatino 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-Chatino

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotecan *tyene, from Proto-Oto-Manguean *ni(n).

Noun

*tènè

1. blood

Descendants

• Teojomulco Chatino: téñe
• Core Chatino:
  • Zenzontepec Chatino:
  • Coastal Chatino:
    • Tataltepec Chatino: tañi
    • Eastern Chatino:
      • Eastern Highland Chatino: tanen (Santa María Yolotepec)
      • Nopala Chatino:
      • Western Highland Chatino: tnen², tnin; tanen (San José Ixtapan)
      • Zacatepec Chatino: tinen (San Marco Zacatepec)

References

• Campbell, Eric (2013 July) “The internal diversification and subgrouping of Chatino”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 79, number 3, pages 395–420: “*tènè”
• Upson, B. W., Longacre, Robert E. (1965 October) “Proto-Chatino phonology”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, →JSTOR, pages 312–322: “53. *tenę blood”