acaxllahue

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Allentiac

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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acaxllahue

  1. virgin

References

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  • Luis de Valdiva's Allentiac catechism (original spelling; Mitre changed 'x' to 'j' on the assumption 'x' was a velar fricative, but Adelaar makes the case that it is actually a sibilant, in part because it alternates with 's' in this word), quoted in Willem F. H. Adelaar, The Languages of the Andes (2004)