tlahtoani

[Michael McCafferty]

Joost, I don't know if I understand what you are referring to as a 
"phenomenon". I don't know, therefore, if I understand the question, 
and I'm not sure how this relates to "Dances with Wolves".

But, if you look at Andrews (Lesson 36, pp. 338ff., or 
Kartunnen-Campbell or even, I imagine, Sullivan, you'll find plenty of 
discussion about this use of -ni. In fact, the list has discussed this 
at some point in its history, so nahuat-l archives might be a good 
place to look.

Michael




Quoting Joost Kremers <joostkremers at fastmail.fm>:

> Hi list,
>
> The word 'tlahtoani', although a conjugated verb form, usually has
> the function
> of a noun with the meaning 'ruler, king'. I was wondering if there is any
> literature on this phenomenon, either in Nahuatl or in other Native American
> languages (e.g., the film "Dances With Wolves" is full of them). Does anybody
> know of any articles etc. published about this? I'd be grateful for
> any and all
> hints and suggestions.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joost
>
>
>
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