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nahuatlalia.

Headword: 
nahuatlalia.
Principal English Translation: 

to ask something with caution of the servants or pages (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
nauatlalia
IPAspelling: 
nɑːwɑtɬɑːliɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

nauatlalia. nite. (pret. onitenauatlali.) preguntar algo con cautela alos criados o pajes.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 063v. col. 2. v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.