ñahadzehe

Teposcolula Mixtec

Etymology

Cognate with Chayuco Mixtec ña zɨhɨ (“woman”), San Juan Colorado Mixtec ñasɨɨhɨ́ (“wife”), San Miguel el Grande Mixtec ñasɨ́hɨ́ (“wife”), Yosondúa Mixtec ñasɨꞌɨ (“wife”).

Noun

ñahadzehe

1. woman
2. wife

References

• Alvarado, Francisco de (1593) Vocabulario en lengua misteca (in Spanish), Mexico: En casa de Pedro Balli, page 153v
• Reyes, Antonio de los (1593) Arte en lengua mixteca (in Spanish), Alençon: Typographie E. Renaut-De Broise, published 1889, page 6