Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yuku ą

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

*yuku ą

  1. (demonstrative) that

Pronoun edit

*yuku ą

  1. (demonstrative) that

Adverb edit

*yuku ą

  1. there, yonder

Descendants edit

  • Alcozauca Mixtec: ikán
  • Chayuco Mixtec: yucuan, cuan
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: yukan
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: yàcàn, càn, icán
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: yúan, yūán
  • Teposcolula Mixtec: yuqua
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: yukan

References edit

  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University:81) aquel / that (one) / *yuku a̱