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Meanwhile, elements of the Advanced Search are working and the Alphabetical Listings are working, too.
(a loanword from Spanish)
service, tribute labor
(a loanword from Spanish)
ma toto dios amechmomaquili yn igraciatzin yn ipan ySancto Seruiciotzin = May our Lord God give you his grace and his holy service (Mexico City, 1587)
yn itlacalaquil toston onpohuali yhuan chicome peso yhua nahui tonmines serbicio cenpohuali yhua yey pso yhua chiquace tomi (also servicio, sero, tosto) (Tehuacan, 1642)
yhuan yquac quicuilique tlatoque ynicax rey triboto seruicio ymac tlapohualoc y caxtilteca alcalde mayor Pedro de la Gasca = En ese entonces quitaron a los tlahtoque la caja del tributo y el servicio del rey. Se puso la cuenta en manos del castellano, el alcalde mayor, Pedro de la Gasco. (Tlaxcala, 1662–1692)
xx tacat quitequi castilan taoli çeçe semana yhuan/tacat quichiua serviçio ychan epañoles = Veinte hombres cortan trigo cada semana y uno sirve en las fincas de españoles.