tlahtolli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• tlatolli
• tlàtōlli

Etymology

From tla- +‎ ihtoa (“to speak”) +‎ -lli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɬaʔtoːlːi/

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Noun

tlahtōlli

1. Word; speech; language.
   • 1524, Bernardino de Sahagún, Coloquios y doctrina cristiana

     Ca yancuic tlatolli in anquimitalhuia, auh ic titotlapololtia, ic titotetzahuia.

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   • 1645: Horacio Carochi, Arte de la lengua mexicana con la declaración de todos sus adverbios, ed. by James Lockhart (2001)

     huel tēcpiltic in motlàtōltzin, tu lenguaje es muy cortesano

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

• tentli

Derived terms

• ahuillahtolli
• Nahuatlahtolli

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 227.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 267.
• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 239.

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl tlahtōlli

Noun

tlahtolli (possessive itlahtol)

1. word. language.

See also

• tlahtohua
• camanalli
• tlahtol

Orizaba Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɬaʔ.ˈtoː.lːi/

Noun

tlahtolli

1. word