Tlen Huicani

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John,
	For northern Veracruz: huica, "to sing"; huicaquetl, "singer"; 
huicanih, "singers". I don`t understand how the "tlen" works though, 
unless it means something like "those who are the singers".
John

John Sullivan, Ph.D.
Profesor de lengua y cultura nahua
Unidad Académica de Idiomas
Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas
Director
Instituto de Docencia e Investigación Etnológica de Zacatecas, A.C.
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On Mar 20, 2006, at 9:15 AM, John F. Schwaller wrote:

> Colleagues,
>
> There is a musical group called Tlen Huicani that is performing here 
> in the US, originally from Veracruz.  Their website reports that the 
> name of the group means "the singers" in Nahuatl.
>
> Is this some variant in Veracruz Nahuatl where"cuicani" would become 
> "huicani'?
>
>
>
>
> John F. Schwaller
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>
John Sullivan, Ph.D.
Profesor de lengua y cultura nahua
Unidad Académica de Idiomas
Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas
Director
Instituto de Docencia e Investigación Etnológica de Zacatecas, A.C.
Tacuba 152, int. 47
Centro Histórico
Zacatecas, Zac. 98000
México
Oficina: +52 (492) 925-3415
Fax: +52 (492) 925-3416
Domicilio: +52 (492) 768-6048
Celular: +52 (492) 544-5985
idiez at mac.com
www.idiez.org.mx
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