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Western Highland Chatino
Etymology
Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl miztōn, from miztli (“mountain lion”) + -tōn (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
Noun
xtyun¹²
- cat
References
- Pride, Leslie, Pride, Kitty (2010) Diccionario chatino de la zona alta: Panixtlahuaca, Oaxaca y otros pueblos (in Spanish), 2nd (electronic) edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 255