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Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/awą

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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Adverb

*awą

  1. (interrogative) when

Descendants
  • Alcozauca Mixtec: maa, ama
  • Chayuco Mixtec: ama
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: ama
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: ámá, jámá
  • ⇒ Yosondúa Mixtec: nama

References
  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “155) cuándo / when / *awa̱”
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