Huitlacoche or Cuitlacoche

r. joe campbell campbel at indiana.edu
Sat Oct 14 17:22:02 UTC 2000


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Concord on "cuitlacoch-" from the Florentine Codex:

cuitlacoch**

1. inic motocayotia cuitlacochtototl: itech tlaantli in itlatol,
     in quitoa *cuitlacoch*, cuitlacoch, tarati, tarat, tatatati,
     tatatati, titiriti, tiriti:.
      it is named cuitlacochtototl, which is taken from its
     song, because it says cuitlacoch, cuitlacoch, tarati, tarat,
     tatatati, tatatati, titiriti, tiriti. (b.11 f.6 p.51).

2. inic motocayotia cuitlacochtototl: itech tlaantli in itlatol,
     in quitoa cuitlacoch, *cuitlacoch*, tarati, tarat, tatatati,
     tatatati, titiriti, tiriti:.
      it is named cuitlacochtototl, which is taken from its
     song, because it says cuitlacoch, cuitlacoch, tarati, tarat,
     tatatati, tatatati, titiriti, tiriti. (b.11 f.6 p.51).

cuitlacochi**

3. auh in ye quizaz quiyahuitl, in ye tlamiz in ye itzonco:
     niman ye ic tlatoa in *cuitlacochi*,.
      and when the rains were already to pass, when they were
     already to end, when already they were at their close,
     thereupon the curve-billed thrasher sang; (b.2 f.1 p.45).

4. *cuitlacochi*: mazorca de maiz que nacen disformes..
      smut ears of maize which appear malformed (b.11 f.27 p.281).

cuitlacochihua**

5. *cuitlacochihua*,.
      smut forms. (b.11 f.27 p.281).

cuitlacochihui**

6. *cuitlacochihui*.
      it becomes blotched (b.10 f.6 p.96b).

7. *cuitlacochihui*.
      it becomes blotched (b.10 f.6 p.109b).

8. *cuitlacochihui*.
      it becomes blotched (b.10 f.6 p.112a).

9. tlatzihui, moxochiamatlapallaza, moxochiamatlapaltepehua,
     tlilehua, *cuitlacochihui*,.
      they fade, shed petals, drop petals, darken, wither. (b.11
     f.21 p.214).

10. *cuitlacochihui*..
      it becomes smutted. (b.11 f.27 p.281).

cuitlacochin**

11. *cuitlacochin*: anozo cuitlacochtototl,.
      curve-billed thrasher (b.11 f.6 p.51).

cuitlacochio**

12. auh quin oncan maco: in inneoquichitol in apozonaltentetl,
     ihuan quetzalcoyolnacochtli, quetzalichayatl coxoli, hecacehuaztli:
     zacuantica tlatzinpacholli, xahuactopilli, toztlapilollo,
     *cuitlacochio*, in ipan hualotlatocaya, inic hualahcia
     in nican mexico..
      and then [and] there they were given their symbols of
     conquest--the amber lip plugs, and the green, shell-shaped
     ear pendants; the netted maguey fiber capes; the crested
     guan feather fans covered with troupial feathers at the
     bottom; the black staves with tassels of curve-billed thrasher
     feathers, with which they took the road to arrive here
     in mexico. (b.9 f.2 p.22).

cuitlacochti**

13. *cuitlacochti* in elotl, in cintli,.
      the green maize ear, the ripened maize ear become smutted.
     (b.11 f.27 p.281).

cuitlacochtic**

14. *cuitlacochtic*.
      blotched (b.10 f.6 p.96b).

15. *cuitlacochtic*.
      blotched (b.10 f.6 p.106b).

16. *cuitlacochtic*.
      blotched (b.10 f.6 p.109b).

cuitlacochtototl**

17. cuitlacochin: anozo *cuitlacochtototl*,.
      curve-billed thrasher (b.11 f.6 p.51).

18. inic motocayotia *cuitlacochtototl*: itech tlaantli in itlatol,
     in quitoa cuitlacoch, cuitlacoch, tarati, tarat, tatatati,
     tatatati, titiriti, tiriti:.
      it is named cuitlacochtototl, which is taken from its
     song, because it says cuitlacoch, cuitlacoch, tarati, tarat,
     tatatati, tatatati, titiriti, tiriti. (b.11 f.6 p.51).

icuitlacochcho**

19. no motocayotia *icuitlacochcho*, in tzanatopilli..
      the grackle-staves were also called their thrasher[-staves].
     (b.2 f.3 p.75).



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Summary of occurrences in Molina and the Florentine Codex:

cuitlacochtli. a¤ublado trigo, mayz ocosa semejante (71m1); mayz otrigo
    a¤ublado (71m2).

cuitlacochin. ma‡orca de mayz da¤ada o degenerada (71m1); mazorca de mayz
    degenerada y diferente delas otras (71m2); curve-billed thrasher (FC).


cuitlacoch. ___ (FC).
cuitlacochi. ___ (FC).
cuitlacochihua. ___ (FC).
cuitlacochihui. ___ (FC); it becomes blotched (FC).
cuitlacochio. ___ (FC).
cuitlacochti. ___ (FC).
cuitlacochtic. blotched (FC).
cuitlacochtototl. ___ (FC); curve-billed thrasher (FC).

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Nouns with the -in absolutive suffix:

a:xin           axin            ointment
capolin         capolin         cherry
chacalin        chacalin        shrimp
chapolin        chapolin        grasshopper
chiquimolin     chiquimolin     goldfinch, talebearer
chopilin        chopilin        cricket
cilin           cilin           snail
ci:tlalin       citlalin        star
cohuixin        cohuixin        lizard
cuetzpalin      cuetzpalin      lizard
cui:xin         cuixin          kite, kind of bird
hui:tzilin      huitzilin       hummingbird
ma:tla:lin      matlalin        dark green
metolin         metolin         moth
mexixin         mexixin         common-cress
michin          michin          fish
ocuilin         ocuilin         worm
pipiyolin       pipiyolin       wild bee
quimichin       quimichin       mouse
tamazolin       tamazolin       toad
tapayaxin       tapayaxin       lizard
temolin         temolin         beetle
to:lin          tolin           reed
tomin           tomin           coin !
to:tolin        totolin         hen, turkey
xohuilin        xohuilin        kind of fish
xomalin         xomalin         feather grass
za:yo:lin       zayolin         fly
zo:lin          zolin           quail
zo:to:lin       zotolin         palm



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The *only* occurrences of '-cochin-' in Molina and the FC:

cochina, ni-. ___ (FC).
cochini. dormilon (55m, 71m1, 71m2); she is accustomed to sleeping (FC);
    sleeper, one who sleeps (FC); they are accustomed to sleeping (FC).
cochini, iitztoc- . dormidor tal (55m, 71m1).
miccacochini. dormidor tal (55m, 71m1); el que duerme los ojos abiertos
    (71m2).
tequicochini. dormilon (71m2).


cuitlacochin. ma‡orca de mayz da¤ada o degenerada (71m1); mazorca de mayz
    degenerada y diferente delas otras (71m2); curve-billed thrasher (FC).



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