Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/tuųʔ

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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Adjective

*tuųʔ

  1. black

Descendants

  • Chayuco Mixtec: toon
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: tnuu
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: tuun
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: túún
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: to̱ón
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: jnuu

References

  • Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “95) *tuųʔ / "black"”
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