Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/òʔǫ̀

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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Numeral

*òʔǫ̀

1. five

Derived terms

• *xeʔų

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: u̱ꞌu̱n
• Chayuco Mixtec: ohon
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: uꞌun
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: ùhùn
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: uhūn
• Teposcolula Mixtec: hoho
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: oꞌo̱n
• Yosondúa Mixtec: uꞌun

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “90) *òʔǫ̀ / "five"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “28) cinco / five / *oʔo̱”