tenhuia

Michael McCafferty mmccaffe at indiana.edu
Mon Jul 28 20:58:31 UTC 2014


Quoting John Sullivan <idiez at me.com>:

> Notequixpoyohuan,
> 	I have come across a word that isn't in Molina or the Florentine. It
> is in a 1663 will from Chalco Tlalmanalco. The testator says that he
> sold a piece of land, and then says, "ahmo aquin quitenhuiz". I
> assume this is tenhuia, nic., perhaps meaning "no one will contest
> it", as in "to apply words to it". Any ideas?
> John
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Sounds like you're on track, John. There is tenhuitequi, which includes 
the meaning of voice, and tenhuia certainly sounds like your "to apply 
words to".

Best,

Michael


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