Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yúʔúʔ

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

*yúʔúʔ

1. mouth

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: yuꞌú
• Ayutla Mixtec: yu̱ꞌuꞌ
• Chayuco Mixtec: yuhu
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: yuhu
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: yuhu
• Teposcolula Mixtec: yuhu
• Yosondúa Mixtec: yuꞌu

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “10) *yúʔúʔ / "mouth"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “176) boca / mouth / *yuʔuʔ”