miñꞌyo

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Mezquital Otomi

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Etymology

From Proto-Otomi *mįnʔyo, from Proto-Otomian *minʔyo, from Proto-Oto-Pamean *nʔio, from Proto-Oto-Manguean *(ʔ)ya(H)(n)².

Pronunciation

Noun

mǐñꞌyo

  1. coyote
    • 1972, Luisa Ramírez Pérez, “El cuento en el otomi del Valle del Mezquital”, in El Pastorcito mentiroso:
      Y ya nangu bi bøni da matsꞌi y mi joꞌo ra miꞌño.
      And the residents will come out to help, and the coyote won't be there.
  2. wolf

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References

  • Andrews, Enriqueta (1950) Vocabulario otomí de Tasquillo, Hidalgo (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 16, 52
  • 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 14