Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/tòʔǫ́

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

*tòʔǫ́

1. word, speech

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: tu̱ꞌun
• Chayuco Mixtec: tuhun
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: tnuꞌu
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: tuhun
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: tūhun
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: to̱ꞌon
• Yosondúa Mixtec: jnuꞌun

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “48) *tòʔǫ́ / "word"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “9) palabra / word / *toʔo̱”