Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yɨɨ̨ʔ

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

*yɨɨ̨ʔ

1. salt

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: i̱ín, ñi̱í
• Chayuco Mixtec: ñɨ̀ɨ̀
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: ñii
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: ñɨ̀ɨ̀
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: ñiī
• Teposcolula Mixtec: ñee
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: ñii̱
• Yosondúa Mixtec: ñɨɨ

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “41) sal / salt / *yɨɨ̱ʔ”