Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/ⁿdetuʔ

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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Verb

*ⁿdetuʔ

1. await

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: ndátú
• Chayuco Mixtec: ndatu
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: ndetu
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: ndatú
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: ndātu
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: ndáti
• Yosondúa Mixtec: ndatu

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “57) esperar / wait for / *ⁿdetuʔ”