Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/náwą̀

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

*náwą̀

1. wall

Descendants

• Chayuco Mixtec: nāmà
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: nama
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: náma
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: namā
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: náo̱
• Yosondúa Mixtec: nama

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “38) *náwą̀ / "wall"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “86) pared/ wall / *nawa̱”