ohtli

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Central Nahuatl

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Noun

ohtli

  1. path, way, road

References

  • Herrera López, Hermilo (2015); Diccionario de la lengua Náhuatl de Texcoco, Instituto Mexiquense de los pueblos indígenas. Academia de la lengua náhuatl de Texcoco, Mexico City, Mexico.

Classical Nahuatl

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Pronunciation

Noun

ohtli inan (plural otin)

  1. path; road
    • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua Castellana y Mexicana:
      Camino tal, otli.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1599, Ioan Baptista, Confesionario en lengua Mexicana y Castellana:
      ye omoquichnacayotitzinoco, ye oq̃moquentitzinoco intotlalnacayo, inictechmottitilitzinoz in ilhuicac ohtli innemohualoni, in nemaquixtiloni, in nenemiliztiloni.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

  • Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 242.
  • Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 177.
  • Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 228.
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