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Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yáʔą́ʔ

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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Noun

*yáʔą́ʔ

  1. woman

Descendants
  • Alcozauca Mixtec: ñaꞌá
  • Chayuco Mixtec: ñaha
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: ñaꞌa
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: ñaha
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: ñahan
  • Teposcolula Mixtec: ñaha
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: ñáꞌa̱
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: ñaꞌan

References
  • Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “13) *yáʔą́ʔ / "woman"”
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