xinechpalehuican

[Clayton, Mary L.]

Joe,
     I'm pretty sure that ayotzincuepa corresponds to "turn turtle" in 
English (the summersault that kids do when they crouch, put their head 
on the floor then push with their feet so that their backside goes over 
their head and they end up on their back). Maria Moliner has for 
voltear " dar vueltas a una cosa, particularmente, haciendo cada vez 
que quede arriba lo que estaba abajo...", so a:yo:tl-tzi:ntli-cuepa. 
Why this should be "al modo de espan~a, I have no idea.
     Incidentally, the Vocabulario trilingu"e has it three times.

     Mary

Quoting "Campbell,  R Joe" <campbel at indiana.edu>:

> Listeros,
>
>   I know that everyone has problems, but somehow mine seem worse than
> anyone else's.  I'm hoping to get widespread help and suggestions on
> the ones that I have included below.  Actually, this is a small sample
> of the items from Molina and the Florentine Codex that are troubling me
> -- all of the rest of them are back at the ranch.
>
>   I would appreciate any ideas that y'all can offer.
>
> Iztayohmeh,
>
> Joe
>
>
> The prefixes follow the stem and are marked with '=".
>
> Most items are from Molina.
>
> I have been explicit about some of my doubts...
>
>
>
> ** I assume that "-toca" is 'believe', but what is "ahui-"?
>
>  ahuitoca =nin.  pensar alguno que le reprehenden otros y que le rin~en.
>     71m1-17
>  ahuitoca =nin.  tomar por si la reprehension que se da a
>    todos en general.  71m2-2
>  ahuitoca =nino.  sentirse dela reprehension,tomando porsi lo que en
>    general  se amonesta atodos.  71m1-19
>
>
>
> ** This looks like it should mean 'I melt something', but what does
>   that have to do with 'stringing a bow'?
>
>  atilia =nitla.  frecher el arco.  55m-10
>
>
>
> ** I can't account for the "x"
>
>  axtic.  moist; watery.  b.10 f.7
>
>
>
> ** "ninotzincuepa" would be transparent, but what is "ayo-"?
>
>  ayotzincuepa =nin.  boltear al modo de espan~a.  55m-2
>  ayotzincuepa =nin.  boltear o trepar al modo de espan~a.  71m2-1
>
>
>
> ** At one time I wondered if this was related to "chica:hua", but...
>
>  chiccaloa =nonte.  echar por fuerza de casa a alguno.  55m-6
>  chiccalolli =tla.  echado assi; echado fuera de casa por fuerza.
>     55m-6
>  chiccanahua =nite.  echar por fuerza de casa a alguno.  55m-6
>
>
>
> ** can this be related to "nequi"?
>   ...but what is the "chi-"?
>
>  chinequiztli.  nin~o que llora mucho.  71m1-16
>
>
>
> ** probably "i:xtli" and "tetl", and the "-uh" is a possessive marker,
>   but what is the "o"?
>  ixteouh =to.  nin~a del ojo.  71m1-16
>
>
>
> ** apparently "pozo:ni" and "atl", but the "l" doesn't fit;
>   when does "-ni" get lost like this?
>
>  pozolatl.  beuida de mayz cozido.  71m2-14
>
>
>
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