-tlah

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See also: tłah and -TŁAH

Classical Nahuatl

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-tlah

  1. (locative, added to nouns) in a place abundant in or abounding with.
    cuahuitl (tree)cuauhtlah (forest, literally place abounding with trees)
    tepētl (mountain)tepētlah (highland, mountain range, literally place abounding with mountains)
  2. (locative, added to nouns) in a time or season when something is abundant.
    xīlōtl (unripe ear of maize)xīlōtlah (season of unripe ears of maize)

Usage notes

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This particle undergoes progressive assimilation (where a consonantal sound assimilates into the one that precedes it) in certain situations:

  • After l if becomes -lah
calli (building, house)callah (settlement, literally place abounding with houses)
xālli (sand)xāllah (sands, expanse of sand, literally place abounding with sand)

Derived terms

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References

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  • Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 259