cñii

Tataltepec Chatino

Etymology 1

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Noun

cñii

1. money
2. a bit (12.5 cents)

   tucua cñii ― 25 cents (literally, “two bits”)

   jacua cñii ― 50 cents (literally, “four bits”)

   scua cñii ― 75 cents (literally, “six bits”)

   tii cñii ― $1.25 (literally, “ten bits”)

   tityucua cñii ― $1.50 (literally, “twelve bits”)

   cala cñii ― $2.50 (literally, “twenty bits”)

References

• Pride, Leslie, Pride, Kitty (1970) Vocabulario chatino de Tataltepec. Castellano-chatino, chatino-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 15)‎^[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 15, 51, 101

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

cñii

1. spicy

References

• Pride, Leslie, Pride, Kitty (1970) Vocabulario chatino de Tataltepec. Castellano-chatino, chatino-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 15)‎^[2] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 32, 51