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atihuitzo atahua y o ipan nimitznomachitia.

Headword: 
atihuitzo atahua y o ipan nimitznomachitia.
Principal English Translation: 

to ask for help and to express thanks in advance (metaphor) (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
atiuitzo ataua y o ipan nimitznomachitia
Alonso de Molina: 

Atiuitzo ataua y o ipan nimitznomachitia. encomendar mi necessidad al que me puede socorrer enella, catandole primero la beniuolencia. Metaphora.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua mexicana y castellana, 1571, (www.idiez.org.mx), f. 8r.

themes: 
Metaphors, Proverbs, Riddles
Speech, Speaking, Oral Tradition