Ancient Nahuatl Poetry eBook

Daniel Garrison Brinton
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 143 pages of information about Ancient Nahuatl Poetry.

Ancient Nahuatl Poetry eBook

Daniel Garrison Brinton
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 143 pages of information about Ancient Nahuatl Poetry.
ATONAUIA, v.  To have a fever, to be sick. 
AUH, conj.  And, even, also. 
AXALLI, n.  Bar-sand, water-sand. 
AY, v. pret. oax.  To do, to make. 
AYA, adv.  Not yet, not now. 
AYACACHTLI, n.  A musical instrument.  See p. 24. 
AYAHUITL, n.  Fog, mist, vapor. 
AYAUH COZAMALOTL, n.  The rainbow; lit., “mist of water jewels.” 
AYOC, adv.  Already not. Ayoctle, nothing more. 
AYOQUAN, adv.  Aoc-iuan.  Nothing like it, unequaled.  XVII, 17. 
AYOQUIC, adv.  Nevermore.  V, 6. 
AZAN, adv.  Not a little, not a few. 
AZO, conj.  Or, perhaps, perchance. 
AZTLACAPALLI, n.  The tail feathers of a bird.  XVII, 10.

C, pron. rel.  He, her, it, him; postpos., with, by, in, from, at. 
CA, adv.  Already, yes, because, for, truly, only. 
CA, v.  To be (in a place).
CA, postpos.  With, by, by means of. 
CACALI, v.  To discharge arrows. 
CACOPA, post.  Toward, towards. 
CAHUA, v.  To leave, to let, to desert, to stop, to lay down. 
CALAQUIA, v.  To enter, to go in. 
CALLI, n.  A house; in comp. cal, as nocal, my house. 
CALMECAC, n.  A public school, p. 10. 
CAMAPANTLI, n.  The cheeks, the face.  XXVI, 5. 
CAMATL, n.  The mouth. 
CAMPA, adv.  Where, whither. 
CAN, adv. and postpos.  Where. 
CANAUHTLI, n.  A duck.  XXI, 9. 
CANEL, adv.  Since, as, because. 
CAQUI, v.  To hear, to listen to. 
CATLEHUATL, pron.  Who? which? whoever, whatever. 
CATQUI, v. irreg.  From ca, to be (in a place). 
CAUHTEHUA, v.  To leave a place. 
CAXTLAUITL, n.  A kind of ochre.  XVII, 10. 
CE, adj. and art.  One, a, an. 
CECE, or Cecen, adj.  Each, every. 
CECEMELQUIXTIA, v.  To come forth wholly, perfectly.  I, 1. 
CECEMELTIA, v. ref.  To rejoice, to feel glad. 
CECEMELTIC, adj.  Complete, whole, entire. 
CECEMMANA, v.  To disperse, to scatter. 
CEHUIA, v.  To rest, to repose. 
CEL, Sole only. 
CELIA, v. 1.  To receive, to obtain. 2.  To blossom, to bloom. 
CEMANAHUATL, n.  The world, the universe. 
CEMELLE, adv.  With peace or joy.  Usually with a negative aic
      cemelle
, never peacefully.  XV, 18; XVI, 1. 
CEMILHUILTILIA, v.  To detain one for a day. 
CEMILHUITL, n.  One day. 
CEN, adv.  Forever, for always; cen yauh, to go forever, to die. 
CENCA, adv.  Very much, exceedingly. 
CENCI, adv.  Elsewhere. 
CENQUIXTIA, v.  To select from, to pick from. 
CENTZONTLATOLLI, n.  The mocking bird, Turdus polyglottus; lit.,
      “the myriad-voiced.” 

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