nawat

Pipil

Etymology

Compare Classical Nahuatl nāhuatl (“something with clear, pleasant sound”), and Classical Nahuatl nāhuatlahtōlli (“the Nahuatl language”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈnaːwat/

Noun

nāwat

1. Nawat, the Pipil language.

   Kia, nikan tikpiat se tuikaw ka yaja weli taketza nawat

   Yes, here we have a brother who can speak Nawat

Derived terms

• nāwataketza (“to speak Nawat, be a Nawat-speaker”)
• nāwataketzalis (“Nawat, Pipil language”)
• (perhaps) -nawatia (“to advise”)