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Tetelcingo Nahuatl
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish señora (“lady”). Cf. Classical Nahuatl xinōlah, Guerrero Nahuatl xinolaj, Highland Puebla Nahuatl xino̱laj.
Pronunciation
Noun
xejnula (plural xejnulajme or xejnulajte)
- non-indigenous woman
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References
- Brewer, Forrest, Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos: Castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 8) (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Internados de Enseñanza Primaria y Educación Indígena, published 1971, pages 67, 91, 245
- Tuggy, David (2004) “Spanish Borrowings in Mösiehuali̱”, in SIL Mexico