Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/tɨyɨ̨ʔ

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

*tɨyɨ̨ʔ

1. rat, mouse

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: tìín
• Ayutla Mixtec: ti̱i̱nꞌ
• Chayuco Mixtec: tɨ̄ñɨ́
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: tniñi
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: tɨñɨ́
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: tɨñí
• Sinicahua Mixtec: tniñi
• Teposcolula Mixtec: tneñe
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: ti̱ín

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “92) *tɨyɨ̨ʔ / "rat"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “142) rata / rat / *tɨyɨ̱ʔ”