acaxllahue

Allentiac

Alternative forms

• acasllahue

Noun

acaxllahue

1. virgin

References

• 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)