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Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/láʔwà

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

Alternative forms
  • *sáʔwà

Noun

*láʔwà

  1. frog

Descendants

*láʔwà

  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: láꞌo̱

*sáʔwà

  • Ayutla Mixtec: saꞌva̱
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: saꞌva
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: sáhva
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: sahvā
  • Teposcolula Mixtec: dzahua
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: saꞌva
  • → Tataltepec Chatino: saꞌba (“toad”)

References
  • Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “36) *láʔwà / "frog"”
  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “148) rana / frog / *laʔwa”
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