Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yáwì
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
[edit]*yáwì
Descendants
[edit]- Chayuco Mixtec: yāvì
- Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: yavi
- San Juan Colorado Mixtec: yávi
- San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: yaū
- Tezoatlán Mixtec: yái̱
- Yosondúa Mixtec: yau
References
[edit]- Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, , pages 19–61: “41) *yáwì / "hole"”
- Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “135) agujero / hole / *yawi”