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Reconstruction:Proto-Nahuan/teentli

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This Proto-Nahuan 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-Nahuan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tïni-ta, *tïni.

Noun

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*teentli

  1. mouth
  2. edge, rim

Descendants

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  • Classical Nahuatl: tēntli (lip; edge)
  • Highland Puebla Nahuatl: ite̱n (mouth)
  • Mecayapan Nahuatl: te̱nti (mouth; edge)

References

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  • Campbell, Lyle, Langacker, Ronald W. (1978 October) “Proto-Aztecan Vowels: Part III”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 44, number 4, pages 262–279:(111) mouth *teen-