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Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yúwíʔ

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

*yúwíʔ

  1. petate (mat)

Descendants
  • Alcozauca Mixtec: iví
  • Chayuco Mixtec: yūū
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: yuu
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: yuvi
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: yuu
  • Teposcolula Mixtec: yuvui
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: yúu̱
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: yuu

References
  • Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “9) *yúwíʔ / "straw mat"”
  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “3) petate / straw mat / *yuwiʔ”
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