Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/ⁿdɨʔyɨ

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

*ⁿdɨʔyɨ

1. pimple, ulcer, pock

Descendants

• Chayuco Mixtec: ndɨhyɨ
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: ndiꞌyi
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: ndɨhyɨ
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: ndɨ̄hyi
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: ndi̱ꞌi
• Yosondúa Mixtec: ndɨꞌyɨ

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “144) grano / pimple / *ⁿdɨʔyɨ”