Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/kùʔwì

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

*kùʔwì

  1. sister of a female

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • Alcozauca Mixtec: ku̱ꞌvi̱
  • Chayuco Mixtec: cuhu
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: kuꞌu
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: cùhvì
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: cuhū
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: kuꞌu̱
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: kuꞌu

References

  • Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “78) *kùʔwì / "woman’s sister"”
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