ti̱kui

Ayutla Mixtec

Alternative forms

• ti-cuii

Etymology

A compound, the first element being a prefix *tya "it (liquid) which" (compare ti "it (animal) which") and the second being a root cuii ("liquid-like").

Noun

ti̱kui

1. water

   mburu xi'i' ti̱kui : the donkey drinks water

References

• B. E. Hollenbach, A Preliminary Catalogue of Focus Devices, in S.I.L.-Mexico Workpapers, issue 11 (1995), page 6 (citing Hills 1990:30 for the Ayutla data)
• R. A. Hills, Language Lessons in Ayutla Mixtec (1977)