ñuu ñayevui

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Teposcolula Mixtec

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Etymology

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Cf. Chayuco Mixtec ñuu ñiyɨvɨ, Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec ñuu ñayivi, San Juan Colorado Mixtec ñuu ñayɨvɨ.

Noun

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ñuu ñayevui

  1. world, earth
    • 1593, Antonio de los Reyes, Arte en lengua mixteca, Alençon: Typographie E. Renaut-De Broise, published 1889:
      sicañoho naho andevui ñuu ñayevui
      Heaven is very far from the earth.

Derived terms

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References

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  • Alvarado, Francisco de (1593) Vocabulario en lengua misteca (in Spanish), Mexico: En casa de Pedro Balli, page 14v:Mundo. ñuu ñayevui.