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English

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Etymology 1

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 tutu (clothing) on Wikipedia

Borrowed from French tutu, from cucu (“bum, bottom”), playful reduplication of cul (“arse”).

A tutu

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Noun

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tutu (plural tutus)

  1. A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
    The ballet dancer representing the swan wore a white tutu.
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Māori tutu.

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Noun

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tutu (plural tutus)

  1. (New Zealand) Any of certain members of genus Coriaria of shrubs and trees found in New Zealand, including Coriaria arborea and Coriaria pottsiana, used by the Maori to make a sweetener, but toxic when not properly prepared.
    Synonyms: toot plant, tupakihi
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Etymology 3

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From Māori tutū (“mischievous, disobedient”).

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Verb

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tutu (third-person singular simple present tutus, present participle tutuing, simple past and past participle tutued)

  1. (New Zealand, childish) to fiddle or mess around with something.
    • 2016 July 14, “New Plymouth sign maker invests in enormous flatbed printer”, in Stuff‎[1]:
      "There were seven dudes here for a week just showing me how to use it and I just wanted them to leave so I could start tutuing with it."

Basque

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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.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tutu/ [t̪u.t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -utu, -u
  • Hyphenation: tu‧tu

Noun

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tutu inan

  1. pipe, tube
    Synonym: hodi

Declension

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Declension of tutu (inan V-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive tutu tutua tutuak tutuok
ergative tutuk tutuak tutuek tutuok
dative tuturi tutuari tutuei tutuoi
genitive tuturen tutuaren tutuen tutuon
comitative tuturekin tutuarekin tutuekin tutuokin
causative tuturengatik tutuarengatik tutuengatik tutuongatik
benefactive tuturentzat tutuarentzat tutuentzat tutuontzat
instrumental tutuz tutuaz tutuez tutuotaz
inessive tututan tutuan tutuetan tutuotan
locative tututako tutuko tutuetako tutuotako
allative tututara tutura tutuetara tutuotara
terminative tututaraino tuturaino tutuetaraino tutuotaraino
directive tututarantz tuturantz tutuetarantz tutuotarantz
destinative tututarako tuturako tutuetarako tutuotarako
ablative tututatik tututik tutuetatik tutuotatik
partitive tuturik — — —
prolative tututzat — — —

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • “tutu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “tutu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Chuukese

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Verb

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tutu

  1. to shower

Coatepec Nahuatl

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Noun

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tutu

  1. bird

Czech

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Pronoun

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tutu

  1. feminine accusative singular of tuten

Finnish

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Etymology 1

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From French tutu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtutu/, [ˈt̪ut̪u]
  • Rhymes: -utu
  • Syllabification(key): tu‧tu
  • Hyphenation(key): tu‧tu

Noun

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tutu

  1. tutu (garment)
Declension
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Inflection of tutu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative tutu tutut
genitive tutun tutujen
partitive tutua tutuja
illative tutuun tutuihin
singular plural
nominative tutu tutut
accusative nom. tutu tutut
gen. tutun
genitive tutun tutujen
partitive tutua tutuja
inessive tutussa tutuissa
elative tutusta tutuista
illative tutuun tutuihin
adessive tutulla tutuilla
ablative tutulta tutuilta
allative tutulle tutuille
essive tutuna tutuina
translative tutuksi tutuiksi
abessive tututta tutuitta
instructive — tutuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of tutu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tutuni tutuni
accusative nom. tutuni tutuni
gen. tutuni
genitive tutuni tutujeni
partitive tutuani tutujani
inessive tutussani tutuissani
elative tutustani tutuistani
illative tutuuni tutuihini
adessive tutullani tutuillani
ablative tutultani tutuiltani
allative tutulleni tutuilleni
essive tutunani tutuinani
translative tutukseni tutuikseni
abessive tututtani tutuittani
instructive — —
comitative — tutuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tutusi tutusi
accusative nom. tutusi tutusi
gen. tutusi
genitive tutusi tutujesi
partitive tutuasi tutujasi
inessive tutussasi tutuissasi
elative tutustasi tutuistasi
illative tutuusi tutuihisi
adessive tutullasi tutuillasi
ablative tutultasi tutuiltasi
allative tutullesi tutuillesi
essive tutunasi tutuinasi
translative tutuksesi tutuiksesi
abessive tututtasi tutuittasi
instructive — —
comitative — tutuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tutumme tutumme
accusative nom. tutumme tutumme
gen. tutumme
genitive tutumme tutujemme
partitive tutuamme tutujamme
inessive tutussamme tutuissamme
elative tutustamme tutuistamme
illative tutuumme tutuihimme
adessive tutullamme tutuillamme
ablative tutultamme tutuiltamme
allative tutullemme tutuillemme
essive tutunamme tutuinamme
translative tutuksemme tutuiksemme
abessive tututtamme tutuittamme
instructive — —
comitative — tutuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tutunne tutunne
accusative nom. tutunne tutunne
gen. tutunne
genitive tutunne tutujenne
partitive tutuanne tutujanne
inessive tutussanne tutuissanne
elative tutustanne tutuistanne
illative tutuunne tutuihinne
adessive tutullanne tutuillanne
ablative tutultanne tutuiltanne
allative tutullenne tutuillenne
essive tutunanne tutuinanne
translative tutuksenne tutuiksenne
abessive tututtanne tutuittanne
instructive — —
comitative — tutuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative tutunsa tutunsa
accusative nom. tutunsa tutunsa
gen. tutunsa
genitive tutunsa tutujensa
partitive tutuaan
tutuansa 		tutujaan
tutujansa
inessive tutussaan
tutussansa 		tutuissaan
tutuissansa
elative tutustaan
tutustansa 		tutuistaan
tutuistansa
illative tutuunsa tutuihinsa
adessive tutullaan
tutullansa 		tutuillaan
tutuillansa
ablative tutultaan
tutultansa 		tutuiltaan
tutuiltansa
allative tutulleen
tutullensa 		tutuilleen
tutuillensa
essive tutunaan
tutunansa 		tutuinaan
tutuinansa
translative tutukseen
tutuksensa 		tutuikseen
tutuiksensa
abessive tututtaan
tututtansa 		tutuittaan
tutuittansa
instructive — —
comitative — tutuineen
tutuinensa

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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtutuˣ/, [ˈt̪ut̪u(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -utu
  • Syllabification(key): tu‧tu
  • Hyphenation(key): tu‧tu

Verb

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tutu

  1. inflection of tutua:
    1. indicative present connegative
    2. second-person singular imperative present/present connegative

Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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Alteration of cucu, which is itself a reduplicated form of cul (“butt, bum, arse”).

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Noun

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tutu m (plural tutus)

  1. tutu

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Hausa

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /túː.tù/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [túː.tɪ̀]

Noun

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tūtù m (possessed form tūtùn)

  1. (childish or humorous) poop

Kapampangan

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuqu (“true; real”). Compare Tagalog totoo and Cebuano tuo (“to believe”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tʊˈtuʔ/ [tʊˈtʊʔ]
  • Hyphenation: tu‧tu

Noun

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tutû

  1. truth

Adjective

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tutû

  1. true; real; authentic; genuine
    Synonym: tune
  2. sincere
    Synonyms: tapat, matapat

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -u

Noun

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tutu m (plural tutus)

  1. tutu (ballet skirt)
  2. (slang) money
    • 1971, "Donald, Meu Sobrinho", O Pato Donald #1000 (English text: 1952, "The Hypno-Gun", Walt Disney's Comics #145)
      Tio Patinhas: Mas eu lhe emprestei um cruzado para comprar um livro! Lembra-se?
      Ademar: Sim, eu me lembro! Mas eu já li o livro! E não preciso mais pagar! […] Sim, você tem tutu de sobra! Não lhe fará falta êsse cruzeirinho.
      Uncle Scrooge: But I loaned you a dollar to buy a book! Don't you remember?
      Rockjaw: Sure I remember! But I've read the book! I don't need to pay you now! […] And, besides, you've got lots of money! You don't need the dollar!

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Rapa Nui

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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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tutu

  1. burn

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French tutu.

Noun

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tutu n (plural tutuuri)

  1. tutu

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative tutu tutul tutuuri tutuurile
genitive-dative tutu tutului tutuuri tutuurilor
vocative tutule tutuurilor

Sechura

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Alternative forms

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  • xoto (Spruce's orthography)

Noun

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tutu

  1. water

References

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  • Matthias Urban, El vocabulario sechurano de Richard Spruce, in Lexis volume XXXIX (2) 2015, citing Baltasar Jaime Martínez Compañón

Sranan Tongo

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Wan owruten Maron tutu

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Etymology

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Probably from Kongo túutu, e-tutu ("bamboo, tube, pipe, flute").[1]

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Noun

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tutu

  1. horn (bone outgrowth on the head of some mammals)
    • 1874, Willem Boekhoudt, Uit mijn verleden. Bijdrage tot de kennis van Suriname [From my past. Contribution to the knowledge of Suriname]‎[3], Winschoten: J.D. van der Veen, page 95:
      Gado sabi san a doe, a no gi hasi toetoe.
      [Gado sabi san a du, a no gi asi tutu.]
      God knew what he was doing, he didn't give horses horns.
  2. horn (musical instrument)
    • 1968, R. Dobru, “A feti fu Gado Sabi [The war of Gado Sabi]”, in Moetete‎[4], number 2, Paramaribo: Eldorado, page 4:
      A edeman foe den tin e tja wan toetoe nanga san a e gi order.
      [A edeman fu den tin e tya wan tutu nanga san a e gi order.]
      The squad leader carried a horn with which he gave orders.
    1. trumpet
      • 1936, Melville J. Herskovits, Frances S. Herskovits, Suriname folk-lore‎[5], New York: Columbia University Press, page 345:
        Wą' mą' bɛn dɛ 'a bɛn dɛ̨ŋki a dɛ mɔro bɛtre lei̯ki ala tra mąn. A 'abi wąn tutu. Na ala dei̯ a dɛ bro na tutu, na tutu dɛ piki, ‘Mi na mą' mɔro ala mąn.’ Da' ɛ̨ŋ frō dɛ tai̯g' gi ɛm, taki, ‘Yu no mu' brō na tutu so.’
        [Wan man ben de. A ben denki a de moro betre leki ala tra man. A abi wan tutu. Na ala dei a e bro na tutu, na tutu e piki, 'Mi na man moro ala man'. Dan en frow e taigi gi en taki, 'Yu no mu bro na tutu so.']
        There was a man. He thought he was better than all other men. He had a trumpet. Every day he blew his trumpet, the trumpet intoned, 'I am the man surpassing all men'. Then his wife said to him, 'You shouldn't blow your trumpet like that.'
    2. trombone
    3. saxophone
  3. horn (of a car)
    Synonym: tuter

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Descendants

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  • Aukan: tutú
  • Saramaccan: tutú

References

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  1. ^ Norval Smith (2015), “A preliminary list of probable Kikongo (KiKoongo) lexical items in the Surinam Creoles”, in P. Muysken, N. Smith, editors, Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund, Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, page 459
  • Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “tutu”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary

Swedish

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Noun

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tutu c

  1. tutu

Declension

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Declension of tutu
nominative genitive
singular indefinite tutu tutus
definite tutun tutuns
plural indefinite tutuer tutuers
definite tutuerna tutuernas

Ternate

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Verb

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tutu

  1. (transitive) to pound
  2. (transitive) to mash
  3. (transitive) to punch (with one's fist)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of tutu
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person totutu fotutu mitutu
2nd person notutu nitutu
3rd
person 		masculine otutu itutu
yotutu (archaic)
feminine motutu
neuter itutu

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Thao

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tutu

  1. (anatomy) breast

Tiruray

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Noun

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tutu

  1. (anatomy) breast

Tsou

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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.)

Noun

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tutu

  1. (anatomy) pupil

Yoruba

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From a partial reduplication of tù (“to be cold”). Compare with Olukumi tutùn, Itsekiri tùn. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *-tũ̀, ultimately from Proto-Edekiri *-tũ̀.

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Verb

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tutù or tútù

  1. to be cold or cool
    Antonyms: gbóná, móoru
  2. to be moist; to be wet
    Antonym: gbẹ

Adjective

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tútù

  1. cold, cool, raw
  2. wet, moist

Usage notes

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  • Akinkugbe explains that the form with a mid-tone "u" is said to represent a "verbal form," while the one with the high tone "ú" represent an adjectival form. Thus the noun forms with the prefix ò- are nominalized forms of the verb meaning or the adjectival meaning, but are used synonymously.

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Yosondúa Mixtec

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Mixtec *tútù, from a Mixe-Zoquean language, from Proto-Mixe-Zoque *toto.

Noun

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tutu

  1. paper
  2. document
  3. book

Etymology 2

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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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tutu

  1. (intransitive) whistle

Etymology 3

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Adjective

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tutu

  1. together
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References

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  • Beaty de Farris, Kathryn; et al. (2012), Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎[6] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 81–82
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