New name

[Juergen Stowasser]

yaotl=warrior (and also an epithet for Tezcatlipoca)
yo(h)ualli=night
iztac=white (like salt) (think of the volcano Iztaccihuatl!)
         (and not iXtac)
Nick schrieb:

> Hello,
> my name is Nicholas Javier and I'm a college student
> in California.  I've been involved with an Aztec dance
> group there, which is an off-shoot of a larger group,
> Xitontekiza Atl-Tlachinolli, for almost an entire
> semster now.  Recently, today in fact, I earned the
> honor of a nahuatl name: "Ixtac yoalli."  I've heard
> of the word "yoalli," but I've also heard the word,
> "yaolli," and I'm confused over which one was really
> meant for me.  My tlatoani gave me this name "White
> Warrior," and I think either he got things mixed up,
> or I did.  I've also done some research using the
> resources you provided, and I picked up the word
> "yaotl" as the word for war.  This complicates things
> more, 'cause if my tlatoani meant warrior and just
> mixed up the spelling, did he also add the -lli
> incorrectly?  I'd really like to clear this up, as
> "yoalli" means night(I think), among other things, and
> I don't think he meant "White Night."
> Thank you,
> Nick
>
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