What is the ruling when the tongue of a mute person is cut, resulting in the loss of taste?

Chapter on Diyat (Blood Money) for Wounds

Al-Mughni

Book of Blood-Money (Diyyāt)

Book 48 · Issue 4 · Bab 2

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If the tongue of a mute person is severed and taste is lost as a consequence, the full *diyah* is obligatory due to the destruction of the taste faculty.