Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/ⁿditi

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

*ⁿditi

1. green bean

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: ndìchì
• Chayuco Mixtec: ndyityi
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: ndichi
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: nyítyì
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: ndīchi
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: ndi̱chi
• Yosondúa Mixtec: ndichi

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “91) ejote / green bean / *ⁿditi”