Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/ùwì

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This Proto-Mixtec entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Mixtec

Etymology

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Numeral

Proto-Mixtec cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *ùwì

*ùwì

  1. two

Descendants

  • Alcozauca Mixtec: u̱vi̱
  • Chayuco Mixtec: uu
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: uu
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: ùvì
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec:
  • Teposcolula Mixtec: vvui
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: uu̱
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: uu

References

  • Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61:89) *ùwì / "two"
  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University:138) dos / two / *uwi