PIPILA

[Frances Karttunen]

>Horacio Liedo wrote:
>
>> Hola Listeros:
>>
>> Can anybody there write me what does PIPILA means in Nahuatl or Tarasco,
>> please?
>> Thank you in advance
>> Saludos
>> Horacio Liedo
>
>Tijuana, B. C., 8 de septiembre de 1999.
>
>Guajolote (turkey)
>
>Jorge de Buen U.
>bardahl at infosel.net.mx
>Tijuana, M=C8xico


Eh?

I think we are dealing here with the Nahuatl place name Pipillan < pipil+tla=
n.

The pipiltin (pi:pil-tin) were the nobility.  The placename would probably
refer to a place with palaces.

=46ran