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<DIV><SPAN class=656203718-22012002>Greetings</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=656203718-22012002>I had posted a call earlier for an article
about the Nahuatl word for inspiration. See</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=656203718-22012002>No takers yet..</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=656203718-22012002>I would like to start a discussion about the
Nahuatl word for inspiration.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=656203718-22012002>It was suggested that yolchicahua and
</SPAN>yollotia<SPAN class=656203718-22012002> refer to inspiration in
Nahuatl , see below.. Any comments?</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=656203718-22012002>edwin</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=656203718-22012002></SPAN>Edwin, I wanted to know whether you
refer to inhalation/breathing or the abstract sense- I know that Nahuatl
incorporates the word for breath in a variety of senses- the verb meaning "to
endure suffering or work hard to subsist/acquire something" is ihiyohuia,
literally "to apply one's breath [to something]"(see Karttunen's dictionary
1983).</DIV>
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<DIV>I believe that the word for breath itself can extend to references to
ephemeral life energy evidenced by breath. If it was used to refer to
expenditure as hardship, semantically there should be a sense in which it is
used in an opposite way. But it is the word related to "heart", yolli that
becomes a modifier to refer to being incited, excited or inspired to act.
yolchicahua combines yol- with the verb chicahua meaning "to animate or
strengthen." This results in the meaning "to incite one or oneself to bravery,"
which seems pretty close to inspire. In the story of St.Francis in Nahuatl, God
inspires Francis using the transitive verb yollotia. Good luck, then, with your
project. <SPAN class=656203718-22012002> </SPAN>JOANNA M SANCHEZ </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>I was meaning the abstract sense of inspiration,- heightened
sense of enthusiasm and energy, and sometimes creativity. The focus is not on
the actual physical sense of drawing in air, which however does act as a
metaphor for the abstract/spiritual sense.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>Interesting about ihiyohuia. It has a similarity to Aspire,
(rough or audible breathing). I think the idea behind this is if your striving
for a goal, like in a running race, you would have rough or audible breathing.
The Latin root word spirare forms the base of other English words, such as;
aspire (rough or audible breathing), </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>conspire (breathe together), </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>expire (breathe out), </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>perspire (breathe through), </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>transpire (breathe across) </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>and spirit (breath of life). </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>Yollotia sounds like it would then be Divine
inspiration.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=656203718-22012002><FONT size=3>edwin</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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