ñuu ñayevui

Teposcolula Mixtec

Etymology

Cf. Chayuco Mixtec ñuu ñiyɨvɨ, Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec ñuu ñayivi, San Juan Colorado Mixtec ñuu ñayɨvɨ.

Noun

ñuu ñayevui

1. world, earth
   • 1593, Antonio de los Reyes, Arte en lengua mixteca, Alençon: Typographie E. Renaut-De Broise, published 1889:

     sicañoho naho andevui ñuu ñayevui

     Heaven is very far from the earth.

Derived terms

• sasi ñuu ñayevui
• sayyo ñuu ñayevui

 

References

• Alvarado, Francisco de (1593) Vocabulario en lengua misteca (in Spanish), Mexico: En casa de Pedro Balli, page 14v: “Mundo. ñuu ñayevui.”