tlahtolli

tlahtolli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• tlatolli
• tlàtōlli

Etymology

From tla- +‎ ihtoa (“to speak”) +‎ -lli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɬaʔtoːlːi/

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Noun

tlahtōlli

1. Word; speech; language.
   • 1524, Bernardino de Sahagún, Coloquios y doctrina cristiana

     Ca yancuic tlatolli in anquimitalhuia, auh ic titotlapololtia, ic titotetzahuia.

   • 1645: Horacio Carochi, Arte de la lengua mexicana con la declaración de todos sus adverbios, ed. by James Lockhart (2001)

     huel tēcpiltic in motlàtōltzin, tu lenguaje es muy cortesano

Synonyms

• tentli

Derived terms

• ahuillahtolli
• Nahuatlahtolli

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 227.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 267.
• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 239.

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Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl tlahtōlli

Noun

tlahtolli (possessive itlahtol)

1. word. language.

See also

• tlahtohua
• camanalli
• tlahtol