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acamaya.

Headword: 
acamaya.
Principal English Translation: 

crayfish, crab

IPAspelling: 
ɑːkɑmɑːyɑ
Frances Karttunen: 

ĀCAMĀYA crayfish, crab / langostino (Z) [(2)Zp.25,139]. The attestation on Zp.139 has an uncharacteristic final H as does ACĀLOAH.
Frances Karttunen, An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992), 1.

themes: 
Animals, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, Fish, etc.
Marine, Maritime, Lacustrine