Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/tɨ-yuųʔ

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

*tɨ-yuųʔ

1. turkey hen

Descendants

• Ayutla Mixtec: tyu̱unꞌ
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: chuun
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: ti̱ño̱ó
• Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec: tiu̱ún
• Yosondúa Mixtec: chuun

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “93) *tɨ-yuųʔ / "(turkey) hen"”