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(a loanword from Spanish)
Japanese, a Japanese person (see attestations)
"1610 .... nican ipan xihui9tl quiçaco Japones ipan mayo (p. 812)" = "1610 .... In this year Japanese cam by in May." (Anales de Puebla y Tlaxcala, no. 2, 1524–1674)
"tecpatl 1614 Nican ypa xihuitl oquisaco japones yc matlactli omey tonali many metztli mayo (f. 6)" = "Flint-knife (year) 1614. In this year Japanese came by on the 13th day of the month of May." (Códice Gómez de Orozco, 1524–1691)
"año 1614 tecpaxihuitl hohuaçico Japones 13 de mayo (p. 13)" = "1614 Flint-knife year. Japanese arrived on May 13." (Anales mexicanos, Puebla, Tepeaca, Cholula, 1524–1645) [Note: Krug notes that "here were indeed parties of Japanese in Mexico in 1614."]
"1614 NiCan ypa xihuitl Oquisaco japones" = "1614 Here in this year a Japanese passed through."