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Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/niyų
Proto-Mixtec
Etymology
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Adverb
*niyų
- all night
Descendants
- Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: niñu
- San Juan Colorado Mixtec: ñiñu
- Yosondúa Mixtec: niñu
References
- Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “83) toda la noche / all night / *niyu̱”