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Iván Pedroza wrote:
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type="cite">I agree with Mario. All symbols are conceived as dual:
Tonacatecuhtli, Tonacacihuatl; Tlaloctlamacazqui, Chalchiuhtlicue;
Mictecacihuatl, Mictlatecuhtli and a long etcetera... I don't think we
have much valid evidence on such thing as "trinity"...<br>
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Besides, ome doesn't lose the E when composed with a suffix beginning
with T (as well as other letters), as in Ometepec...<br>
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This change of ending can also be seen with verbs like "piya" -to hold,
carry, or guard... <br>
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The preterit becomes "pix" as in "teopixqueh" Those that
carry/guard/hold the god/divine"<br>
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Mario<br>
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And yet, yei-eyi is composed mostly (but not only) as "ex" like in
expa, excan...<br>
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I recommend Salvador Díaz Síntora's book <i>Meses y cielos<br>
</i>where you can find a brilliant discussion about the meaning of
numbers for nahuatl philosophy..<br>
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Titottazqueh,<br>
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Iván Pedroza<br>
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