Reconstruction:Proto-Otomi/nʔi
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This Proto-Otomi 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-Otomi
Etymology
From Proto-Otomian *ʔi, from Proto-Oto-Pamean *(m)ʔi, from Proto-Oto-Manguean *ʔki³.
Noun
*nʔi
Descendants
- Mezquital Otomi: ñꞌi
References
- Bartholomew, Doris (1960 October) “Some revisions of Proto-Otomi consonants”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 26, number 4, , →JSTOR, pages 317–329: “49. *nʔ *nʔi chile”
- Newman, Stanley, Weitlaner, Robert (1950 January) “Central Otomian I: Proto-Otomi reconstructions”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 16, number 1, , →JSTOR, pages 1–19: “5. *ʔi chile.”