Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/kàʔą̀

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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Verb

*kàʔą̀

1. speak

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: ka̱ꞌa̱n
• Chayuco Mixtec: cahan
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: kaꞌan
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: caahán
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: cahān
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: kaꞌa̱n
• Yosondúa Mixtec: kaꞌan

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “80) *kàʔą̀ / "to speak"”