yexanztica

[Campbell, R Joe]

Pablo ihuan Nocnihuan,

   Since "quiquiztli" and "qui:za" seem to share something in their
form and meaning, we are naturally drawn to consider whether they
might share a morpheme.  The basic meaning of "quiquiztli" might seem
to be 'conch shell', focusing on its characteristic of having an
opening.  The meaning of "qui:za" requires some kind of opening -- or
emerging would be difficult.

   However, "quiquiztli" has no long vowel, while "qui:za" *does*
(both of them according to Fran's dictionary).  Therefore, I think
that it is unlikely that they are related morphologically.

   The use of "quiquiztli" (conch shell) for a trumpet is natural,
involving no jump in either basic idea (i.e., opening) or function
(i.e., to produce sound).  "Tlequiquiztli" (fire-trumpet) is a
natural extension, since both have an opening and emit sound, with
the arquebus adding the pilo'n of fire.

   Another path of development in meaning extension is that of verbs:
quiquizahui.  it becomes perforated -- and from that, the transitive
qui-quiquizoa.  it penetrates it.

   Galen's mention of pores reminded me of several occurrences in FC,
Book 10, one of which is toquiquiztica.  our pores

My current opinion is that "toquiquiztica" is based on a -ti (be or
become) suffix and the -ca:n suffix.  There are many examples in Book
10 (and elsewhere) of final -n dropping (particularly, in Book 10,
involving both -ca:n and -ya:n).  However, even though less likely,
I haven't totally given up on the possibility that the -ca is really
a reflex of the nominalizing -ca:, which would lead us to expect
-cauh, not -ca.  Perhaps the scribe was a /w/ dropper as well as
an /n/ dropper.  I admit, de antemano, that the second possibility
is the less likely one.

   The verb formation "tlanquiquici", with the verbalizer -i is, as
far as I know, the only use of this -i without an accompanying
following suffix (Andrews, Rev, p. 591: "...verbstems that are
created by adding the causative suffix  a:  to a stocklike base that
consists of a nounstem plus  i.  There is no intransitive
counterpart.)

   nino-cel-i-a     I refresh myself  (shoot, sprout)

   ah-mo-izcal-i-a  he behaves indiscreetly  (sprout)


Example with no causative, but with a following -ya (be, become):

   za-za:l-i-ya     it becomes sticky

     (za:l-li also yields  za:lihui and za:loa)

   I include here a list of "quiquiztli" compounds and derivations, partly
because they are good examples of the genius of Nahuatl morphology at work.

Iztayohmeh,

Joe



*quiquiztli ***
  coyoctlequiquiztlaxoyan   huei tlequiquiztli.  lombarda.  55m-12
  huei tlequiquiztli   hueitlequiquizoani.  artillero.  71m1-3
  hueitlequiquiztlaza   hueitlequiquiztlazqui.  artillero.  71m1-3
  icpatlamalintli ic motlequechia tlequiquiztli.  mecha de artillero;
    mecha de artilero; o de arcabuzero.  71m1-15
  maquiquixiliaya , quin-.  they whistled with their fingers for them. b.1 f.2
  matlequiquiceque.  arquebusiers.  b.12 f.3
  matlequiquizoani.  arquebusier.  b.12 f.3
  matlequiquiztli.  arcabuz o escopeta.  55m-1
  matlequiquiztli.  arquebus.  b.12 f.3
  pitzquiquiztic.  like a passage-way for blowing.  b.10 f.6
  quihquizauhqui.  it is honeycombed.  b.11 f.25
  quihquizoa , qui-.  it penetrates it.  b.11 f.2
  quihquiztic.  perforated.  b.11 f.22
  quiquizahui , tla-.  passages open up, passages form.  b.11 f.26
  quiquizahui.  it becomes perforated.  b.11 f.22
  quiquizauhca , to-.  our pores.  b.10 f.8
  quiquizauhqui.  ; perforated; pierced.  b.10 f.7
  quiquizauhtica.  by means of an outlet.  b.10 f.7
  quiquizo.  ta¤edor assi; trompetero.  55m-19
  quiquizoa   quiquizoa   quiquizoani.  ta¤edor assi; trompetero.  55m-19
  quiquizotoque.  they kept sounding the shell trumpet.  b.2 f.4
  quiquizpil.  small passageway.  b.11 f.26
  quiquiztic.  ; full of holes; having pores; perforated; honeycombed;
    like a passage way; like a passage-way; like an outlet; pierced;
    pitted.  b.11 f.10
  quiquiztica , to-.  our pores.  b.10 f.8
  quiquiztique , ti-.  .  b.10 f.8
  quiquiztli.  bozina de caracol grande; bozina de caracol; o caracol
    que sirue de bozina; o de trompeta.  71m1-4
  quiquiztli.  large seashell; long shell trumpet; trumpet; clay pipe. b.2 f.1
  quiquiztontli.  small passageway; small outlet.  b.11 f.26
  tema tlequiquiztlalli     error: tlequiqtlal for tlequiqtlalli: 55m].  ceuar arcabuz
    o tiro.  55m-4
  tema tlequiquiztlalli      71m1-6
  tema tlequiquiztlalli     tlequiquiztlalli.  ceuar arcabuz o lombarda.  71m2-25
  tempitzquiquizoa , qui-.  it plasters it with its bill.  b.11 f.3
  tempitzquiquiztic.  .  b.11 f.3
  tenquiquiztic.  having passageway openings. b.11 f.26
  tepozquiquizoani.  trompeta que las ta¤e; trompetero o trompeta que
    las ta¤e; trompetero.  55m-19
  tepozquiquizpitzani.  trompeta que las ta¤e; trompetero o trompeta que
    las ta¤e; trompetero.  55m-19
  tepozquiquiztli.  sacabuche; trompeta.  55m-18
  tlacoyoctlequiquiztlaxoyan.  saetero o tronera.  55m-18
  tlamalintli   tlanquiquici.  siluar la culebra.  71m1-19
  tlanquiquici , ni-.  I whistle through my teeth.  b.10 f.6
  tlanquiquici , on-.  she whistles.  b.11 f.5
  tlanquiquici   tlanquiquici   tlanquiquici.  it hisses; it whistles; they hiss.  b.11 f.7
  tlanquiquiciliztli [scribal error: printing error: tlanquiqniciliztli
    for tlanquiquiciliztli: 71m1].  siluo.
    71m1-19
  tlanquiquicini.  siluador assi.  55m-18
  tlanquiquicini.  hisser, that which hisses.  b.11 f.8
  tlanquiquixiliztli.  siluo.  55m-18
  tlanquiquixoani.  whistler.  b.10 f.6
  tlanquiquixoni.  whistler.  b.10 f.6
  tlanquiquizcuica.  siluar la culebra.  71m1-19
  tlanquiquizcuica   tlanquiquizcuica   tlanquiquizcuicani.  el que canta siluando.  71m2-22
  tlanquiquizcuicatl.  canto desta manera.  71m2-22
  tlanquiquiztihui , tla-.  they go whistling.  b.12 f.3
  tlanquiquiztli.  siluo.  55m-18
  tlequiquizhuia   tlequiquizhuia     tiro; echar o soltar tiro de^artilleria.  55m-3
  tlequiquizhuia     de arcabuz.  71m2-25
  tlequiquizhuiani   tlequiquizhuiliztli   tlequiquizhuilli     fue herido de tiro de arcabuz.  55m-3
  tlequiquizhuiloc.  he was shot by a gun.  b.12 f.4
  tlequiquizhuique , quin-.  they shot them with their guns.  b.12 f.2
  tlequiquizhuiqui   tlequiquizhuitihuitze , tla-.  they come firing guns.  b.12 f.6
  tlequiquizhuizque , qui-.  they will shoot him with a gun.  b.12 f.6
  tlequiquizicpatl tlamalintli.  mecha de artillero.  71m2-25
  tlequiquizo.  artillero.  71m1-3
  tlequiquizoani.  artillero; artillero o arcabuzero.  55m-1
  tlequiquiztelolotli.  pelota despingarda que se tira; pelota de
    espingarda.  55m-15
  tlequiquiztlacoyoctli.  tronera.  55m-19
  tlequiquiztlalcuihuayan.  minero de piedra ‡ufre; minero de piedra
    zufre.  55m-14
  tlequiquiztlalli.  piedra zufre; piedra ‡ufre; poluora; sufre o piedra
    zufre.  55m-16
  tlequiquiztlalli.  gunpowder.  b.12 f.5
  tlequiquiztlalquixtiloyan.  minero de piedra ‡ufre; minero de piedra
    zufre.  55m-14
  tlequiquiztlaltatacoyan.  minero de piedra ‡ufre; minero de piedra
    zufre.  55m-14
  tlequiquiztlaltema   tlequiquiztlaltema   tlequiquiztlaltentli   tlequiquiztlaltentli.  cargado arcabuz.  71m1-4
  tlequiquiztlaltentli     &c.  71m2-24
  tlequiquiztlalxoquiac.  hedor de piedra zufre, o de cosa semejante. 71m2-25
  tlequiquiztlalxoquiyac.  hedor de piedra ‡ufre o cosa semejante. 55m-11
  tlequiquiztlaza     echar o soltar tiro de^artilleria; soltar tiro de artilleria.  55m-1
  tlequiquiztlaza     arcabuz. &c.  71m2-25
  tlequiquiztlazqui.  artillero; artillero o arcabuzero.  55m-1
  tlequiquiztletl.  fuego de poluora o de alquitran; huego de poluora o
    de alquitran.  71m2-25
  tlequiquiztli.  arcabuz o escopeta. &c; artilleria tiros; artilleria.
     71m2-25
  tlequiquiztli   tlequiquiztli.  gun; lombard gun.  b.11 f.2
  tlequiquizxictli.  ceuadero de arzabuz o tiro; ceuadero de arcabuz o
    de lombarda; ceuadero de arcabuz; o de lombarda.  55m-4
  tlequizquiztlazqui [scribal error: ??error: tlequizquiztlazqui for
    tlequiquiztlazqui; 1944 facsimile has the same error; 1555 has
    tlequiquiztlazqui: 71m1].  artillero.  71m1-3
  tlequiztlalli sic.  poluora o piedra zufre.  71m2-25
  tomahuac tlequiquiztli.  lombarda.  55m-12





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