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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

*tɨyɨ̨ʔ

  1. rat, mouse

Descendants

  • Alcozauca Mixtec: tìín
  • Ayutla Mixtec: ti̱i̱nꞌ
  • Chayuco Mixtec: tɨ̄ñɨ́
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: tniñi
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: tɨñɨ́
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: tɨñí
  • Sinicahua Mixtec: tniñi
  • Teposcolula Mixtec: tneñe
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: ti̱ín

References

  • Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61:92) *tɨyɨ̨ʔ / "rat"
  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University:142) rata / rat / *tɨyɨ̱ʔ