nahualli

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Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 24 February 2019

Alternative forms

naualli

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naːˈwalːi/

Noun

nāhualli (animate, plural nānāhualtin)

sorcerer
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 180v:
  Nigromantico. naualli.
  A necromancer . nahualli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 63v. col. 1:
  Naualli. bruxa.
  Naualli. a witch.

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Spanish: nahual
- → English: nahual

See also

tlacatecolotl

References

Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 239.
Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 157.

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