Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/kúwí

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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

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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*kúwí

  1. be

Descendants

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  • Alcozauca Mixtec: kuu
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: kuu
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: cúví, cúú
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: kuu

References

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  • Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61:20) *kúwí / "to be"