BODY PARTS

Question 1

ahcolli

Answer 1

shoulder

Question 2

camatl

Answer 2

mouth

Question 3

cotztli

Answer 3

calf

Question 4

cuaitl

Answer 4

head

Question 5

ehuatl

Answer 5

skin

Question 6

elchiquihuitl

Answer 6

chest, rib cage

Question 7

elli

Answer 7

liver

Question 8

eztli

Answer 8

blood

Question 9

icxitl

Answer 9

foot

Question 10

ihtetl

Answer 10

stomach

Question 11

ixtelolohtli

Answer 11

eyeball

Question 12

ixtentli

Answer 12

eyelid

Question 13

ixtli

Answer 13

face, eye, surface

Question 14

iztetl, iztitl

Answer 14

fingernail

Question 15

mahpilli

Answer 15

finger

Question 16

maitl

Answer 16

hand, arm
*This has two stem forms: ma- and mah-
Notice that Nahuatl does not distinguish “hand” from “arm”.

Question 17

nacaztli

Answer 17

ear

Question 18

nenepilli

Answer 18

tongue

Question 19

omitl

Answer 19

bone

Question 20

quechtli

Answer 20

neck

Question 21

tentli

Answer 21

lip, edge

Question 22

tentzontli

Answer 22

beard, moustache

Question 23

tepotztli

Answer 23

back

Question 24

tlalhuatl

Answer 24

nerve

Question 25

tlancuaitl

Answer 25

knee

Question 26

tlantli

Answer 26

tooth

Question 27

tzintli

Answer 27

buttocks

Question 28

tzontecomatl

Answer 28

head, skull

Question 29

tzontli

Answer 29

hair

*Also used as a name of a unit of 400

Question 30

xictli

Answer 30

navel

Question 31

xopilli

Answer 31

toe

Question 32

xayacatl

Answer 32

face

Question 33

yacatl

Answer 33

nose

*Also a rocky outcropping on a hillside

Question 34

yollotl

Answer 34

heart