Reconstruction:Proto-Chatino/tisá

This Proto-Chatino 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-Chatino

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotecan *kwe-tyiiʔ(s)sa.

Noun

*tisá

1. squirrel

Descendants

• Core Chatino: *titá
  • Coastal Chatino:
    • Eastern Chatino:
      • Eastern Highland Chatino: titya (Santa María Yolotepec)
      • Western Highland Chatino: tya²

References

• Campbell, Eric (2013 July) “The internal diversification and subgrouping of Chatino”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 79, number 3, →DOI, pages 395–420: “*titá”
• Sullivant, J. Ryan (2016 October) “Reintroducing Teojomulco Chatino”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 82, number 4, →DOI, pages 393–423