Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
nican tlacatl. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
nican tlacatl, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
nican tlacatl in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
nican tlacatl you have here. The definition of the word
nican tlacatl will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
nican tlacatl, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
Literally "here person".
Noun
nicān tlācatl (plural nicān tlācah)
- A local person; a local.
- c. 1550–80: Bernardino de Sahagún, Florentine Codex, book 12
in iuh mochichioa nican tlaca: no iuh mochichioaia, tlaviztli cōmaquiaia, tilmatli pani quimolpiliaia, inic mixpoloaia
(They got themselves up as the local people do, putting on devices, tying cloaks on to disguise themselves)- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- An indigenous person; a native.
Usage notes
Usually used in the plural.
Synonyms
References
- Campbell, R. Joe (1997) “Florentine Codex Vocabulary”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the original on 20 February 2011
- Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, pages 194, 227