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Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yúʔúʔ
Proto-Mixtec
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
*yúʔúʔ
- mouth
Descendants
- Alcozauca Mixtec: yuꞌú
- Ayutla Mixtec: yu̱ꞌuꞌ
- Chayuco Mixtec: yuhu
- San Juan Colorado Mixtec: yuhu
- San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: yuhu
- Yosondúa Mixtec: yuꞌu
References
- Dürr, Michael (1987), “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, DOI:, pages 19–61: “10) *yúʔúʔ / "mouth"”
- Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “176) boca / mouth / *yuʔuʔ”