Translation/pronunciation

[Michael Mccafferty]

Huezacotl is the kangaroo rat. I don't know the European rat's word in
Nahuatl.
Michael

On Mon, 30 Aug 2004, Geoff Davis wrote:

> > isn't quimichin a mouse????
>
> Yep. But its the closest I could find.  It could be my overall lack
> of experience, but, I was able to find several Nahuatl tutorials on
> the 'net that seem to indicate quimichin could also be translated
> as "rat".  If there is a better word, please do let me know.  I'm
> still very much the newbie.
>
> -Geoff
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