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Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From ātl + tepētl, literally (“water”) and (“hill”), referring to the land and water, both necessary for human establishment. See also āltepētl.
Noun
ātl tepētl
- Altepetl; town; city; pueblo.
- 1524, Bernardino de Sahagún, Coloquios y doctrina cristiana
...ca oancommopachilhuic in amatzin amotepetzin.- Indeed you have come here to govern your city.
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References
- Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 249.
- Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 9.
- Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, pp. 210, 211.