i:xmoyo:n- vs. i:xyomo:n-

[Gordon Whittaker]

Dear Jonathan, 

This is very encouraging! Now we would appear to have the missing piece in the puzzle regarding moyo:ni and yomo:ni. The former is widespread, the latter restricted as a variant to the Valley of Mexico. The fact that the compound with i:x- is also attested for both, and in each case describing facial movement, underscores the likelihood that the two verbs are related, and that the forms with yom- are secondary. Thanks a lot for this very helpful material. 

Best wishes, 
Gordon

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On 23/03/2012, at 4:02 PM, Jonathan Amith <jdanahuatl at gmail.com> wrote:

> Oh, I forgot,
>  
> i:xmoyo:nwetska  to lightly smile, somethinig like 'dibujársele [a alguien] una sonrisa en la cara'. I imagine the i:xmoyo:n- refers to the very subtle facial movement.
> 
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