Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yáʔą́ʔ

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

*yáʔą́ʔ

1. woman

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: ñaꞌá
• Chayuco Mixtec: ñaha
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: ñaꞌa
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: ñaha
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: ñahan
• Teposcolula Mixtec: ñaha
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: ñáꞌa̱
• Yosondúa Mixtec: ñaꞌan

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “13) *yáʔą́ʔ / "woman"”