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Letter N: Displaying 1061 - 1080 of 2379

nemamatcacahua.

nemɑmɑtkɑkɑːwɑ

Orthographic Variants:

nemamatcacaua

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nemamauhtiliztli.

the fright or terror of one who is frightened or terrified (see Molina)

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nemanahuilcalli.

nemɑːnɑːwiːlkɑlli

Orthographic Variants:

nemanauilcalli

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nemanahuiliztli.

Orthographic Variants:

nemanauiliztli

the act of defecating; or, the defense made by the defender (see Molina)

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nemanahuilli.

nemɑːnɑːwiːlli

Orthographic Variants:

nemanauilli

diarrhea (see Molina)

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nemanahuillo.

Orthographic Variants:

nemanauillo

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nemapopohualoni tilmatli.

Orthographic Variants:

nemapopoaloni tilmatli

a hand cloth (see Molina); but the tilmatli addition suggests it could be big, even like a cloak

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nemapopohualoni.

nemɑːpohpoːwɑloːni

Orthographic Variants:

nemapopoaloni, nemāpohpōhualōni, nemapupoloni

a towel for wiping the hands (see Karttunen); a cloth napkin; this was a tribute item at least in Morelos (see attestations)

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nematca icihuiliztli.

Orthographic Variants:

nematca iciuiliztli

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prudently, carefully
James Lockhart, Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts (Stanford: Stanford University Press and UCLA Latin American Studies, 2001), 226.

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