Reconstruction:Proto-Oto-Manguean/ni(n)

This Proto-Oto-Manguean 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-Oto-Manguean

Noun

*ni(n)

1. blood

Descendants

• Proto-Zapotecan: *tyene
  • Proto-Chatino: *tènè
    • Teojomulco Chatino: téñe
    • Core Chatino:
      • Zenzontepec Chatino:
      • Coastal Chatino:
        • Tataltepec Chatino: tañi
        • Eastern Chatino:
          • Eastern Highland Chatino: tanen (Santa María Yolotepec)
          • Nopala Chatino:
          • Western Highland Chatino: tnen², tnin; tanen (San José Ixtapan)
          • Zacatepec Chatino: tinen (San Marco Zacatepec)
  • Proto-Zapotec: *tyene
    • Isthmus Zapotec: rini
    • Yatzachi Zapotec: chen
    • Zoogocho Zapotec: chen

References

• Rensch, Calvin R. (1976) Comparative Otomanguean Phonology, Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 296: “Set 346 **ni(n)”