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Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/sayu
Proto-Mixtec
Etymology
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Noun
*sayu
- catarrh, phlegm
Descendants
- Alcozauca Mixtec: sàì
- Chayuco Mixtec: zayu
- Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: sayu
- San Juan Colorado Mixtec: sáyù
- San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: sayū
- Teposcolula Mixtec: dzayu
- Tezoatlán Mixtec: de̱i
References
- Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “111) catarro / cold, phlegm / *sayu”