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Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/nùùʔ

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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

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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*nùùʔ

  1. face

Descendants

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  • Alcozauca Mixtec: nu̱ú
  • Chayuco Mixtec: nuu
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: nuu
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: nùù
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: nuū
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: noo̱
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: nuu

References

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  • Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61:72) *nùùʔ / "face"