Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yuʔwi
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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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Verb edit
*yuʔwi
- be afraid
Descendants edit
- Chayuco Mixtec: yuhu
- Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: yuꞌu
- San Juan Colorado Mixtec: yuuhví
- San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: yūhú
- Tezoatlán Mixtec: yuꞌú
- Yosondúa Mixtec: yuꞌu
References edit
- Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “136) tiene miedo / afraid / *yuʔwi”