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Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/kʷìyà
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Proto-Mixtec
Etymology
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Noun
*kʷìyà
- year
Descendants
- Alcozauca Mixtec: kui̱ya̱
- Chayuco Mixtec: cuiya
- Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: kuiya
- San Juan Colorado Mixtec: cuìyà
- San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: cuiā
- Tezoatlán Mixtec: kuia̱
- Yosondúa Mixtec: kuiya
References
- Dürr, Michael (1987), “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, DOI:, pages 19–61: “81) *kʷìyà / "year"”
- Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “74) año / year / *kʷiya”