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cohuatl

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See also: çohuatl

Classical Nahuatl

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Noun

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cōhuātl (plural cōcōhuah)

  1. alternative spelling of coatl

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

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Noun

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cohuatl

  1. obsolete spelling of kowatl

References

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  • Sullivan, John; Olko, Justyna (2016); Tlahtolxitlauhcayotl, Chicontepec, Veracruz, Editorial Artes Liberales, Revitalizing Endangered Languages, IDIEZ, University of Warsow, Poland.

Tetelcingo Nahuatl

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Etymology

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From Proto-Nahuan *koowa-tl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *koLwa-ta.[1]

Cognate with Classical Nahuatl cōātl and Morelos Nahuatl kouatl.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cohuatl (plural cohuame)

  1. Snake.
    Synonym: tiectli̱
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References

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  1. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “2058. *koNwa / *koLwa ‘snake’; *tï-koNwa ‘rattlesnake, rock-snake’”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 328