Nahua
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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He apparently was not local; his name, Papmalil, is derived from either Nahua, spoken in central Mexico, or Chontal Maya, spoken more than 500 kilometers northwest of Ucanal along the Gulf Coast.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 17, 2024
Though variations of the story exist along the Nahua region of Mexico, Tlahuelpuchi typically turns into a Mexican turkey vulture.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2023
The next section will illustrate the native societies that first encountered Europeans — the Taino and the Nahua.
From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2022
For Juan Hernández, a farmer from San Cristóbal Nezquipayac, cultivating and collecting the tiny insect eggs known as “ahuautle” — meaning water amaranth in Nahua — is a way of life.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2022
Glyph of the Nahua day sign, Cipactli, Nuttall 1.
From Animal Figures in the Maya Codices by Tozzer, Alfred M. (Alfred Marston)
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