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huilotl

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Central Nahuatl

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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huilotl

  1. dove.

References

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  • Herrera López, Hermilo (2015); Diccionario de la lengua Náhuatl de Texcoco, Instituto Mexiquense de los pueblos indígenas. Academia de la lengua náhuatl de Texcoco, Mexico City, Mexico.

Classical Nahuatl

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Etymology

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From Proto-Nahuan *wiiloo-tl (pigeon, dove), from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *wiLhu-ta (buzzard, turkey vulture).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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huilotl

  1. Dove; pigeon.

Descendants

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  • Central Huasteca Nahuatl: uilotl
  • Central Nahuatl: huilotl
  • Mecayapan Nahuatl: hui̱lo̱'
  • Orizaba Nahuatl: wilotl

References

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  1. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “343. *wiLhukuN 'buzzard, turkey vulture'”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 103
  • Karttunen, Frances (1983), An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 90
  • Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002), Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz[2], 2nd electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 49, 251