Reconstruction:Proto-Oto-Manguean/ni(n)

This Proto-Oto-Manguean entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Oto-Manguean

Noun

*ni(n)

blood

Descendants

Zapotecan: *tyene
- Chatino: *tènè
  - Teojomulco Chatino: téñe
  - Core Chatino:
    - Zenzontepec Chatino: [Term?]
    - Coastal Chatino:
      - Tataltepec Chatino: tañi
      - Eastern Chatino:
        Eastern Highland Chatino: tanen (Santa María Yolotepec)
        Nopala Chatino: [Term?]
        Western Highland Chatino: tnen², tnin; tanen (San José Ixtapan)
        Zacatepec Chatino: tinen (San Marco Zacatepec)
- Zapotec: *tyene
  - Isthmus Zapotec: rini
  - Yatzachi Zapotec: chen
  - Zoogocho Zapotec: chen

References

Rensch, Calvin R. (1976) Comparative Otomanguean Phonology, Bloomington: Indiana University, page 296: “Set 346 **ni(n)”