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acalhuia.

Headword: 
acalhuia.
Principal English Translation: 

to send something in a boat or ship; to go about in a boat or ship for recreation (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
ɑːkɑlwiɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

acalhuia. nitla. (pret. onitlaacalhui.) passar algo en nauio o barca.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 1r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

acalhuia. nin. (pret. oninacalhui.) nauegar para recrearse.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 1r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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