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Huichol
Etymology
Possibly cognate with Classical Nahuatl axolotl.
Noun
xiurí (plural xiurísi)
- axolotl
References
- McIntosh, Juan B., Grimes, José (1954) ꞌNiuqui ꞌïquisicayari: Vixárica niuquiyári, teivári niuquiyári hepáïsita = Vocabulario huichol-castellano, castellano-huichol (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 41