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huemmana.

Headword: 
huemmana.
Principal English Translation: 

to make an offering or to offer oneself in sacrifice (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
uemmana
IPAspelling: 
wemmɑnɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

uemmana. ni. (pret. oniuemman.) ofrecer ofrenda.
uemmana. nitla. (pret. onitlauemman.) ofrecer alguna cosa assi.
uemmana. nino. (pret. oninouemman.) ofrecer asi mismo en sacrificio.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 157r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Gifts, Offerings, Sacrificial Rites
Religion (Indigenous)