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Ayutla Mixtec
Etymology
A compound, the first element being a prefix *tya "it (liquid) which" (compare ti "it (animal) which") and the second being a root cuii ("liquid-like").
Noun
ti̱kui
- water
- mburu xi'i' ti̱kui : the donkey drinks water
References
- B. E. Hollenbach, A Preliminary Catalogue of Focus Devices, in S.I.L.-Mexico Workpapers, issue 11 (1995), page 6 (citing Hills 1990:30 for the Ayutla data)
- R. A. Hills, Language Lessons in Ayutla Mixtec (1977)