Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/ⁿdaʔwi

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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]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective[edit]

*ⁿdaʔwi

  1. poor

Descendants[edit]

  • Alcozauca Mixtec: ndáꞌvi
  • Chayuco Mixtec: ndahvi
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: ndaꞌvi
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: ndáhvì
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: ndáhú
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: ndaꞌí
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: ndaꞌu

References[edit]

  • Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61:104) *ⁿdaʔwi / "poor"
  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University:137) pobre / poor / *ⁿdaʔwi