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Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/ísù
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Proto-Mixtec
Etymology
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Noun
*ísù
- deer
Descendants
- Alcozauca Mixtec: isu
- Ayutla Mixtec: i̱su̱
- Chayuco Mixtec: izu
- San Juan Colorado Mixtec: isù
- San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: isū
- Teposcolula Mixtec: ydzu
- Yosondúa Mixtec: isu
References
- Dürr, Michael (1987), “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, DOI:, pages 19–61: “43) *ísù / "deer"”
- Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “12) venado / deer / *isu”