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<DIV></FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">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.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">The
transliteration is exactly as it was given to me.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Tleno o tik temimikiko pan in tlaltikpaktli?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>San o ti mo ijiyotiko?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>San oti nemiko?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Tlenika o ti nemiko?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Keno o ti moyolitij?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I've come up with:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Que veniste a soñar en la tierra?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Solo veniste a (resollar?) tomar aliento?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Solo veniste a vivir?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Para qué veniste a vivir?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Como fuiste a vivir?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Is the second and the fourth line a reverential
construction? or a reflexive one?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>What are all those "ko" at the end? locative?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Thank you.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Susana</FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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