Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yakʷeʔ

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 edit

Etymology edit

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Adjective edit

*yakʷeʔ

  1. crooked

Descendants edit

  • Chayuco Mixtec: yacua
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: yakua
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: yacuá
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: yácuá
  • Teposcolula Mixtec: yaqua
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: yakó
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: yakua

References edit

  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University:73) chueco / crooked / *yakʷeʔ