it is my natural condition; or, I was born that way (see Molina)
Orthographic Variants:
çaniuhniquiz, çaniuhnitlacat
Alonso de Molina:
zaniuhniquiz, zaniuhnitlacat. es mi natural condicion, o naci assi. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 14v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.