Nahuatl Words V9 Flashcards
When animate objects are being affected by an action there will be a new conjugation (kiita means he/she “sees” one animate object and kinitta means he/she “sees” multiple animate objects)
Ex. Ne siwatl KIITA se chichi
Ne siwatl KINITTA chichimeh
True
I see
Nikitta
You see
Tikitta
I see (Multiple animate objects)
Nikinitta
You see (Multiple animate objects)
Tikinitta
My town
Noaltepew
Clouds
Mixtli
Sky
Elwikatl/Ilwikatl
Child
Konetl
Children
Konemeh
Deer (Plural)
Masameh
Sing
Wika
When stating you are doing an action (I eat/Nitlakwa) you cannot state the specific object receiving that action because there are new conjugations for when being specific
Ex. Nitlakwa quesadillas would be incorrect
You would have to say Nikkwa quesadillas
True
I eat (Specific object)
Nikkwa (Quesadillas)
I drink (Specific object)
Nikoni (Water/Atl)