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Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/owe

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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.)

Adjective

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*owe

  1. bitter

Descendants

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  • Chayuco Mixtec: uva
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: uwa, uva
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: ùvà
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec:
  • Teposcolula Mixtec: huvua
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: ova̱
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: ugua

References

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  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University:29) amargo / bitter / *owe