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Highland Puebla Nahuatl
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl iztatl. Cognate to Tetelcingo Nahuatl istatl.
Pronunciation
Noun
istat
- Salt.
References
- Key, Harold, Ritchie de Key, Mary (1953) Vocabulario mejicano de la Sierra de Zacapoaxtla, Puebla, México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 161
Pipil
Etymology
Compare Classical Nahuatl iztatl (“salt”).
Noun
istat
- salt
Further reading
- Campbell, L. (1985). The Pipil Language of El Salvador. Mouton De Gruyter.
- Lara-Martínez, R., McCallister, R. Glosario cultural náwat pipil y nicarao.
Tok Pisin
Contraction
istat
- Contraction of i stat: began