macehualli

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See also: maçehualli

Central Nahuatl

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Etymology

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From Classical Nahuatl mācēhualli.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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macehualli (inanimate)

  1. people

References

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  • Mancilla Sepúlveda, Héctor. (2002) Lecciones de Nahuatl, Hirata Editorial, México DF. p. 158.
  • Medina, Genaro. (1999) Curso de Nahuatl, University of Americas, Cholula, Puebla p. 88.

Classical Nahuatl

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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mācēhualli (plural mācēhualtin)

  1. a commoner; a subject; a vassal
  2. an Indian; an indigenous person
    • c. 1540–1580, Book 12 the Florentine Codex
      Auh niman in iehoan Españoles, quitlalique in quauhtematlatl in mumuzticpac, inic quintepachozq̄ in macevaltin.
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    • 1607, Chimalpahin, journal
      Yhuan yn ypan in omoteneuh metztli miyequintin atlan micque yn matlanhuique macehualtin .
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    • Late 1600s, annals of Puebla
      auh niman yn justisiatlaca oquinnotzque yn masehualtzitzintin

Descendants

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  • Central Puebla Nahuatl: macehualli
  • Central Huasteca Nahuatl: macehualli (plural macehualmej)

References

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  • Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 127.
  • Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 223.