Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yawąʔ

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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

*yawąʔ

  1. corn husk

Descendants

  • Chayuco Mixtec: ñāmā, ñàmà
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: ñama
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: yàmà
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: ñamā
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: ñama̱
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: ñama

References

  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University:108) rastrojo / cornstalk / *yawa̱ʔ