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Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/tiyįʔ

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

Etymology

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Noun

*tiyįʔ

  1. fingernail

Descendants
  • Ayutla Mixtec: chii̱nꞌ
  • Chayuco Mixtec: tyiin
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: tnii
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: tyíñú
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: tíñu
  • Sinicahua Mixtec: tnii
  • Teposcolula Mixtec: tnii
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: chíi̱n

References
  • Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “91) *tiyįʔ / "fingernail"”
  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “107) uña / fingernail / *tiyi̱ʔ”
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