Nahuatl text from Guerrero

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Susana,
        The use of the "k", "j" for saltillo, the "s", the unpossessed 
relational "-pan", and the word separation looks more like modern than 
colonial nahuatl.
John

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On Oct 26, 2004, at 5:42 PM, S. Moraleda wrote:

>
>
> I would apreciate it if someone could help me with the translation of 
> the following (apparently XVII century, I am told) Nahuatl text from 
> Guerrero. I've given it a try, but would like a detailed analysis of 
> etymology et al.
> The transliteration is exactly as it was given to me.
>  
> Tleno o tik temimikiko pan in tlaltikpaktli?
> San o ti mo ijiyotiko?
> San oti nemiko?
> Tlenika o ti nemiko?
> Keno o ti moyolitij?
>  
> I've come up with:
>  
> Que veniste a soñar en la tierra?
> Solo veniste a (resollar?) tomar aliento?
> Solo veniste a vivir?
> Para qué veniste a vivir?
> Como fuiste a vivir?
>  
> Is the second and the fourth line a reverential construction? or a 
> reflexive one?
> What are all those "ko" at the end? locative?
>  
> Thank you.
> Susana
>
>

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