name for a lime kiln

[Tomas Amando Amaya Aquino]

Hi Tom and friends
Maybe they use the word xiuhti (nahuat) or xiuhtli (nahuatl) for "grass";
then it is easy to conclude that the “ti” (or “tli”) of the ending becomes
“li” in a composition where one T  not so far from another T: xiuhti
itempan => xiuhtitempan => xiuhl-litempa’ => xiuhlitempa / xiuhtli itempan
=> xiuhtlitempan => xiuhl-litempa’ => xiuhlitempa .

Basically, the t of the nahuat-speaking people is linguopalatal and not
dental as in Spanish. Therefore it is easy to understand a change from t to
l (in the case of the first t). Of course it also applies to “tl” if you
pronounce “xiuhtli”.



Ximoyecpia (take care)



Tomas Amaya


2013/3/15 grigsby tom <tom_grigsby at yahoo.com>

> Estimados listeros,
>
> One of the largest of the now disused lime kilns in San
> Andres de la Cal is pronounced by the villagers as xiuh li tempa which they
> translate as “en la orilla de las yerbas.” I’ve tried pronouncing the site,
> xiuhuitl i tempa but nobody’s buying that form. Is the former possible?
>
> Thanks,
> Tom
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