Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/kɨ̀wį̀ʔ

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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Numeral

Proto-Mixtec cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : *kɨ̀wį̀ʔ

*kɨ̀wį̀ʔ

1. four

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: ku̱mí
• Chayuco Mixtec: cumi
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: kuun
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: cùmì
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: cuūn
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: komi̱
• Yosondúa Mixtec: kuun

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “62) *kɨ̀wį̀ʔ/ "four"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “4) cuatro / four / *kɨwi̱ʔ”