Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/kɨ̀ʔɨ̨̀

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

*kɨ̀ʔɨ̨̀ (present *kʷeʔę)

1. go

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: ku̱ꞌu̱n, kua̱ꞌa̱n
• Chayuco Mixtec: cuhun, cuahan
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: kiꞌin, kuaꞌan
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: cùhùn, cuàhàn
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: quihīn, cuahān
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: koꞌo̱n, kuaꞌa̱n
• Yosondúa Mixtec: kiꞌin, kuaꞌan

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “76) *kɨ̀ʔɨ̨̀/ "to go"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “32) se fue / (he) went / *kʷeʔe̱”