Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/nònìʔ

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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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Noun

*nònìʔ

  1. maize

Descendants

  • Alcozauca Mixtec: nu̱ní
  • Ayutla Mixtec: nuni̱ꞌ
  • Chayuco Mixtec: nuñi
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: nuni
  • Sinicahua Mixtec: nuni
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: ñùñì
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: nunī
  • Teposcolula Mixtec: nuni
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: noni̱
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: nuni

References

  • Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61:73) *nònìʔ / "corn"
  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University:85) maíz / grain of corn / *noniʔ