Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/ⁿdòòʔ

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

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

Noun

*ⁿdòòʔ

1. cane

Descendants

• Chayuco Mixtec: ndoo
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: ndoo
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: ndòò
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: ndoō
• Teposcolula Mixtec: doo
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: ndoo̱
• Yosondúa Mixtec: ndoo

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “67) *ⁿdòòʔ / "cane"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “93) caña / cane / *ⁿdooʔ”