Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yɨyɨ

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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

*yɨyɨ

  1. white-nosed coati (Nasua narica)

Descendants

  • Alcozauca Mixtec: ìì
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: yɨ́yɨ̀
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: yiyī
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: yíyi̱
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: yɨyɨ
  • Ayutla Mixtec: ki̱ti̱i
  • Teposcolula Mixtec: teyeye

References

  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University:45) tejón / coatí / *yɨyɨ