huei tlatolli.

Headword:

huei tlatolli.

Principal English Translation:

speech that is grand and lofty (see Molina); huey tlatolli is the more common spelling in early Nahuatl

Orthographic Variants:

huey tlahtolli, uei tlatolli, huey tlatolli, huey tlatolli, huei tlahtolli

Alonso de Molina:

uei tlatolli. platica o habla de cosas altas y grandes.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 155v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes:

Politics, Power, Governance

Social Hierarchy, Commoners, Elites

Speech, Speaking, Oral Tradition