Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/nòʔó

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

*nòʔó

1. tooth

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: nu̱ꞌu
• Chayuco Mixtec: noho
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: nuꞌu
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: nuhu
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: nūhun
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: no̱ꞌo
• Yosondúa Mixtec: jnuꞌun

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “57) *nòʔó / "tooth"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “27) diente / tooth / *noʔo”