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huei tlatolli.

Headword: 
huei tlatolli.
Principal English Translation: 

speech that is grand and lofty (see Molina); huey tlatolli is the more common spelling in early Nahuatl

Orthographic Variants: 
huey tlahtolli, uei tlatolli, huey tlatolli, huey tlatolli, huei tlahtolli
Alonso de Molina: 

uei tlatolli. platica o habla de cosas altas y grandes.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 155v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Politics, Power, Governance
Social Hierarchy, Commoners, Elites
Speech, Speaking, Oral Tradition