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Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yùʔwè

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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

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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*yùʔwè

  1. thread

Descendants

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  • Chayuco Mixtec: yuhva
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: yuꞌva
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: yùhvà
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: yuhā
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: yiꞌo̱
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: yuꞌva

References

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  • Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61:86) *yùʔwè / "thread"
  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University:34) hilo / thread / *yuʔwe