Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/ⁿdútíʔ

This Proto-Mixtec 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-Mixtec

Etymology

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Noun

*ⁿdútíʔ

1. bean

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: nduchí
• Ayutla Mixtec: ndu̱chiꞌ
• Chayuco Mixtec: ndūtyī
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: nduchi
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: ndutyi
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: nduchi
• Teposcolula Mixtec: duchi
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: ndúchi̱
• Yosondúa Mixtec: nduchi

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “3) *ⁿdútíʔ / "beans"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “21) frijol / bean / *ⁿdutiʔ”