Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/luʔu

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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Adjective

*luʔu

1. little

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: loꞌo
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: lóꞌo̱

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “108) *luʔu / "little"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “153) chico / little / *luʔu”