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Mezquital Otomi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Otomi *hyų, from Proto-Otomian , from Proto-Oto-Pamean *nhĩo-ʔ/-nʔ.
Pronunciation
Numeral
hñǔ
- three
Derived terms
Verb
hñu
- (intransitive) be three
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
hñu
- (clarification of this definition is needed)
References
- Andrews, Enriqueta (1950) Vocabulario otomí de Tasquillo, Hidalgo (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 9, 80
- Hernández Cruz, Luis, Victoria Torquemada, Moisés (2010) Diccionario del hñähñu (otomí) del Valle del Mezquital, estado de Hidalgo (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 45) (in Spanish), second edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 102