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1 Suffixes
-co. at, in the place of
-pan. on, on top of
-tica. with, using, through.
-tlan. among, between.
2 Root Words
2.1 A
aca. Somebody, someone.
acahualli. Sunflower.
acattopa. First, in the first place.
achi miecpa. Frequently.
achto. First
achtontli. Great-grandfather, ancestor.
achtopa. firstly, in the first place
aci. to arrive
acicamatl. To understand
ahuacatl. Testicle.
ahuitl. Aunt
aic. Never
altepepan. At the city
altepetl. City, town, population
amantecatl. Artisan,
amatl. Paper, codex (book)
amazolli. Old paper (tradition)
amehuan, amehuantin. You, plural reverential: amehuantzitzin. (pronoun)
ameyalli. Fountain, source.
amini. Hunter
amiqui. Thirsty (adj), to be thirsty.
amo. No
amo cualli. Bad, wrong.
amo ... zan. Not ... but.
amotlein. Nothing
amoxcalli. Library, also book shelf
amoxtli. Book
an-. You, plural (prefix).
ana. To take, to grab.
aocmo. Not any more.
aocmo huecauh. In a moment, just a moment.
apizmiqui. Famine, to be dying of hunger.
aquimamatcayoti. Stubbornness
aquin. Who (?) plural: aquique.
atenemachpan. Suddenly
atl. Water. reverential: atzintli.
atiacuihuayan. Artesian well.
atli. To drink water; to drink non-alcoholic beverages.
atolli. Atole, drink made of corn.
atonahui. Fever, to have f.
auh. And, but.
axihuayan. Hotel, lodging, sometimes refuge.
axiltia (nite-). To accompany.
axiltia (nitia-). To complete, to fulfill.
axitia. To get close, to come closer.
axixcalli. Restroom (sanitary)
axixmiqui. To have the need to go to the restroom.
ayamo. Not yet.
ayaxcanyotica. Slowly.
ayohui. Easily, easy.
ayotl. Turtle, tortoise.
ayotl. Juice. (long 'a' makes it different from 'tortoise)
azcatl. Ant.
azcapotzalli. Anthill.
azo zan. perhaps (?), maybe (?).
2.2 C
ca. To be. Because. plural: cate.
ca ye cualli. All right, OK.
cahua. To leave (release an object)
cahuitl. Time.
calacoayan. Door (THE door).
calaqui. To come in, to get inside.
calli. House. Also used as generic word for buildings.
calmanani. Architect.
calpolli. Tribe.
caltentli. Door.
camachaloa. To open one's mouth.
camactli. Mouth.
camanallahtoa. To joke.
camapaca. To wash one's mouth.
camapotoniliztli. Bad breath.
camatl. Mouth.
campa. Where (?).
can. Where (?), plural: canin.
caqui. To hear.
catca. Was, were.
caxitl. Bowl.
caxpechtli. Plate, dish (lit. 'bowl-bed')
caxtiltecatl. Spaniard.
caxtolli omei. Eighteen.
caxtolli once. Sixteen.
ce. One.
ce. One of (when followed by a pronown).
cecemilhuitica. Daily, Every day.
cemanahuatl. World, universe (figurative).
cemiac. Always, for ever.
cempanahuia. To exceed, to surpass, to outdo.
cempoalli. Twenty.
cenca. Very.
cenca cualli. Very well
cenquizca. Perfectly, completely
cenyohual. All night
cetl. Ice.
chantli. House. (home).
chia. To wait. past: ochix.
chicahuac. Healthy, strong, tough, hard. plural: chicahuaque.
chicnahui. Nine
chicoace. Six.
chicome. Seven.
chicuey. Eight.
chihua. To do, to make.
chihuilia. To do (to someone).
chipahua. To clean.
chiquihuitl. Basquet.
choca. To cry, weep. plural: chocah.
chocolatl. chocolate.
choloa. To flee, to run away.
choquilia. To cry, weep.
choquilitzatzi. To cry, bawl.
choquiltia. To make someone cry.
ciciammicqui. Tired, fatigued.
cihtli. Grandmother. Hare. plural: cicihtin.
cihuapillahtocatzintli. Queen.
cihuapilli. Lady, princess.
cihuatl. Woman, female. plural: cihuah.
cihuatotolin. Turkey hen.
citialin. Star.
ciyahui. To get tired.
coatl. Snake. plural: cocoah.
cochcahua. To let sleep
cochcayotl. Dinner
cochehua (nite-). To awake, awaken.
cochi. To sleep. plural: cochih.
cochiantli. Dormitory.
cochihuayan. Bedroom.
cochitlehua. To dream. "Seeing in your sleep".
cochitta. To dream. "Seeing in your dream". Visions (mystic).
cochmiqui. Sleepy, to be sleepy, drowsy.
cocoa. To hurt (suffer pain).
cococ. Hot, spicy.
cocotona. To dismember, destroy, demolish.
cocoxcacalli. Hospital.
cocoxcacalpan. At the hospital.
cocoxqui. Sick, diseased.
cohua. To buy, purchase.
colli. Grandfather. plural: coltin.
coloti. Scorpion.
comalli. Flat pan (for cooking)
comitl. Cooking pot.
conetl. Child, kid. plural: coconeh.
coni. To drink.
copina. To extract. (to get one thing out from another)
cotona. To cut.
cozamalotl. Rainbow.
cua. To eat.
cuacuahuitl. Horn, antler.
cuahuitl. Tree, log.
cuaitl. Head. (used only in composite words).
cualli. Well, good (adverb).
cualli ic. Good (adjective).
cuallotl. Goodness.
cuauhmaitl. Branch.
cuauhmayoh. That has branches.
cuauhtla. Woods, forest.
cueitl. Skirt.
cueponi. To grow.
cueyatl. Frog.
cuica. To sing.
cuicani. Singer.
cuicatl. Song.
cuico. Singing.
cuicoa. Singing.
cuicuizcati. Swallow (bird).
cuitlatl. Excrement.
cuitlaxcolli. Guts.
cuix. Maybe, could it be...
cuix ye huecanh. Has it been long since… (?).
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