Mayana

[Michael Mccafferty]

Hi, Heather,

Milpa is milli + -pan:  'field-in'; alta, spanish 'high', would be either
hueyac or tlacpac.

Mayana might be Nahuatl /mayaana/ 'hunger'. The diaresis is strange.

Michael


On Sun, 15 Jul 2001, Heather Hess wrote:

> Hi!  Could someone please help me!
>
> I am trying to find the exact meaning of Milpa Alta.  Milpa is Nahuatl and
> Alta is spanish.  I would like to translate Alta into Nahuatl, with the
> exact meaning.
>
> Also I found a word Mayana on the web - the word had two dots over the first
> I.  I can't find it again - I would like to know the meaning of Mayana - I
> think it is a nahuatl word!
>
> Thanks!
>
> Heather Hess
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