Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/ⁿdɨwɨʔ

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

*ⁿdɨwɨʔ

1. egg

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: ndi̱ví
• Chayuco Mixtec: ndɨ̀vɨ̀
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: ndivi
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: ndɨ̀vɨ̀
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: ndɨvɨ̄
• Teposcolula Mixtec: devui
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: nduu̱
• Yosondúa Mixtec: ndɨvɨ

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “37) blanquillo / egg / *ⁿdɨwɨʔ”