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tizatl ihuitl nictlalia.

Headword: 
tizatl ihuitl nictlalia.
Principal English Translation: 

to give someone advice or set a good example (a metaphor; see Molina); literally, I set down chalk, feathers

Orthographic Variants: 
tizatl yuitl nictlalia
Alonso de Molina: 

tizatl yuitl nictlalia. (pret. tizatl iuitl onictlali.) dar a otro buen consejo y auiso, o dar buen exemplo. metaphora.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 113r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Metaphors, Proverbs, Riddles