Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/kɨ́tɨ́ʔ

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

*kɨ́tɨ́ʔ

1. animal

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: kití
• Chayuco Mixtec: quɨtɨ
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: kiti
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: quɨtɨ
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: quɨtɨ
• Teposcolula Mixtec: quete
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: kíti̱
• Yosondúa Mixtec: kɨtɨ

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “1) *kɨ́tɨ́ʔ / "animal"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “35) animal / animal / *kɨtɨʔ”