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tetlachihuiani.

Headword: 
tetlachihuiani.
Principal English Translation: 

a sorcerer, shaman or a wizard who casts spells on or bewitches others (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
tetlachiuiani
IPAspelling: 
teːtɬɑtʃiːwiɑːni
Alonso de Molina: 

tetlachiuiani. hechizero que hechiza a algunos.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 108r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Religion (Indigenous)