taltusan

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Pipil[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From tāl (“earth”) +‎ *tūsan (“gopher”), the second element from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tapusa. Compare Classical Nahuatl tōzan (“gopher”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): /taːlˈtuːsaŋ/

Noun[edit]

tāltūsan (plural tajtāltūsan)

  1. pocket gopher
    Ne taltusan kikwa ne kinia ne tiktukat
    The pocket gopher eats the bananas we cultivate

Descendants[edit]

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