piltlahcuiloltzin "b"

[John Sullivan]

Piyali listeros, 
	The "b" is not a native sound to Nahuatl; however it is used in some loanwords. Most loanwords convert this sound to "p" or the Nahuatl "f" (which is bilabial, not involving the teeth), also not native to Nahuatl.
John

B. piltlahcuiloltzin. Tlen caztiah. Quimanextia tentlatzacuilcayotl tlen caquizti quemman motzacua tocopac, totenxipal quitzacua ihyotl, quiztihuetzi itlahcotiyan tocamac huan huihuitoca toquechtlan.

B. letter. From Spanish. Represents the consonant that is heard when the velum closes, the lips stop the airflow, which is then suddenly released through the middle of the mouth, and the vocal chords vibrate.
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