Mes, veintena and trecena

[Gordon Whittaker]

Dear Paul,

We do actually have a Classical Nahuatl term for 'month'. It's the same as
the one for 'moon': me:tztli. As for the origin of veintena, good
question! I, too, would like to know who first used trecena and veintena
in a Mesoamerican sense.

Best,
Gordon


> Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:22:23 -0400
> From: "macehual08 at gmail.com" <macehual08 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Nahuat-l] veintena
>
> Hello,Could anyone tell me who coined the term "veintena" to describe the
> 18
> "months" of the xihuitl "calendar"? Or anything about how or when it came
> into scholarly use?
>
> Alternatively, do you know who among the earliest chroniclers used the
> term?
> (Sahag?n, for example, seems mostly to use the term "mes.")
>
> Or, does anyone know the Nahua equivalent? (I've read in several places
> that
> the term is unknown.)
>
> Thanks.
> Paul

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