ñuu

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Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mixtec *yúų̀.

Noun

ñuu

  1. pueblo, town, village
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Cognate with Alcozauca Mixtec ñǔu, Chayuco Mixtec ñúú, San Juan Colorado Mixtec ñuú, San Miguel el Grande Mixtec ñúú.

Adverb

ñuu

  1. at night

Etymology 3

Cognate with San Juan Colorado Mixtec ñúú (stir), San Miguel el Grande Mixtec ñuu.

Verb

ñuu

  1. (transitive) shake

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ñuu

  1. life

References

  • Beaty de Farris, Kathryn, et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎ (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 67–68