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Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yuwęʔ
Proto-Mixtec
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
*yuwęʔ
- wax
Descendants
- Chayuco Mixtec: ñuma
- Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: ñuma
- San Juan Colorado Mixtec: yùmà
- San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: ñumā
- Tezoatlán Mixtec: ñoma̱
- Yosondúa Mixtec: ñuma
References
- Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “7) cera / wax / *yuwe̱ʔ”