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nammati.

Headword: 
nammati.
Principal English Translation: 

to be a boss and a real defender of others; or, to have a boss of that type (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
nɑːmmɑti
Alonso de Molina: 

nammati. nino. (pret. oninonamma.) tenerme o ser patron y defensor verdadero de algunos.
nammati. nite. (pret. onitenamma.) tener a otro por patron assi.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 062v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Labor, Work, Labor Concerns