Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yę-yɨwɨʔ

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

*yę-yɨwɨʔ

1. people

Descendants

• Chayuco Mixtec: ñiyɨvɨ
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: nyɨvɨ, ñayɨvɨ
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: ñāyɨvɨ
• Teposcolula Mixtec: ñayevui

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “109) *yę-yɨwɨʔ / "people"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “99) gente / people / *ye̱ yɨwɨʔ”