Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yénì
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Proto-Mixtec
Etymology
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Noun
*yénì
- brother of a male
Coordinate terms
Descendants
- Alcozauca Mixtec: ñani, yani
- Chayuco Mixtec: yañi
- Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: ñani
- San Juan Colorado Mixtec: yáñi
- San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: ñanī
- Tezoatlán Mixtec: ñani
- Yosondúa Mixtec: ñani
References
- Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, , pages 19–61: “40) *yénì / "man's brother"”
- Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “25) hermano / brother / *yeni”