Nāhuatl
Nahuatl classico
uto-azteco (nahua) · varietà storica / nascosta
Noto anche come: Classical Nahuatl, Aztec
Il nahuatl classico (mācēhuallahtōlli) era la lingua dell'Impero azteco e, dal 1300 circa fino alla conquista spagnola del 1521, la lingua franca dell'alta cultura mesoamericana. È ampiamente registrato nei manoscritti coloniali — il Codice fiorentino compilato da Sahagún nel 1577, il Codice Mendoza, i Cantares Mexicanos — che conservano una ricca tradizione di poesia (xōchitl in cuīcatl, «fiore e canto»), di filosofia e di scritti amministrativi. Dal nahuatl classico provengono molte parole delle lingue del mondo: cioccolato (xocolātl), pomodoro (tomatl), avocado (āhuacatl), coyote (coyōtl), chili (chīlli). Le varietà moderne di nahuatl, circa 1,5 milioni di parlanti, ne discendono direttamente.
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| Significato | Nahuatl classico | Nahuatl huasteca centrale | Nahuatl huasteca orientale | Nahuatl huasteca occidentale | Nahuatl di Guerrero | Nahuatl dell'istmo | Pipil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acqua | ātl /aːtɬ/ | atl /atɬ/ | atl /atɬ/ | atl /atɬ/ | atl /atɬ/ | a̱ꞌti /aːʔti/ | at /at/ |
| Fuoco | tlētl /tɬeːtɬ/ | tlitl /tɬitɬ/ | tlitl /tɬitɬ/ | tlitl /tɬitɬ/ | tlitl /tɬitɬ/ | tiꞌti /tiʔti/ | tit /tit/ |
| Sole | tōnatiuh /toːnatiw/ | tonati /tonati/ | tonati /tonati/ | tonati /tonati/ | tonajli /tonahli/ | to̱nati̱ꞌ /toːnatiːʔ/ | tunal /tunal/ |
| Luna | mētztli /meːtstɬi/ | metztli /metstɬi/ | metztli /metstɬi/ | metztli /metstɬi/ | metztli /metstɬi/ | me̱tzti /meːtsti/ | metzti /meːtsti/ |
| Stella | cītlālin /siːˈtɬaːlin/ | sitlalij /siˈtɬalih/ | sitlali /siˈtɬali/ | sitlali /siˈtɬali/ | sitlalin /siˈtɬalin/ | si̱talin /siːtalin/ | sital /ˈsital/ |
| Notte | yohualli /joːwalːi/ | youali /jowali/ | yohuali /jowali/ | yohuali /jowali/ | yowalli /jowalːi/ | yóhual /ˈjowal/ | tayua /tajuwa/ |
| Pioggia | quiyahuitl /kiˈjawitɬ/ | kiyawit /kiˈjawit/ | quiyahuitl /kijawitɬ/ | quiyahuitl /kijawitɬ/ | quiyahuitl /kijawitɬ/ | tiahua̱ꞌ /tiawaːʔ/ | kiawit /kiawit/ |
| Neve | cepayahuitl /sepaˈjawitɬ/ | sital set /sital set/ | citlal cetl /sitɬal setɬ/ | sitlal setl /sitɬal setɬ/ | nieve /ˈnjebe/ | — | — |
| Vento | ehecatl /eˈhekatɬ/ | ajakatl /ahakatɬ/ | ajacatl /ahakatɬ/ | ajacatl /ahakatɬ/ | ajacatl /ahakatɬ/ | ejecaꞌ /ehekaʔ/ | ejekat /eˈhekat/ |
| Terra | tlālli /tɬaːlːi/ | tlali /tɬali/ | tlali /tɬali/ | tlali /tɬali/ | tlajli /tɬahli/ | ta̱jli /taːhli/ | tal /ˈtaːl/ |
| Pietra | tetl /tetɬ/ | tetl /tetɬ/ | tetl /tetɬ/ | tetl /teːtɬ/ | tetl /teːtɬ/ | teꞌti /teʔti/ | tet /tet/ |
| Montagna | tepētl /ˈtepeːtɬ/ | tepetl /ˈtepeːtɬ/ | tepetl /ˈtepeːtɬ/ | tepetl /ˈtepeːtɬ/ | tepetl /ˈtepeːtɬ/ | tepe̱ꞌ /tepeːʔ/ | tepet /ˈtepet/ |
| Mare | hueyatl /ˈweːjaːtɬ/ | hueyatl /ˈwejatɬ/ | hueyi atl /weˈji atɬ/ | hueyatl /ˈwejatɬ/ | mar /mar/ | láma̱r /ˈlamaːr/ | — |
| Madre | nāntli /naːntɬi/ | nana /nana/ | mama /mama/ | nana /nana/ | nanan /nanan/ | te̱ye̱ꞌ /teːjeːʔ/ | nan /nan/ |
| Padre | tahtli /tahtɬi/ | tata /tata/ | tata /tata/ | tata /tata/ | tatah /tatah/ | te̱taj /teːtah/ | tat /tat/ |
| Figlia | ichpōchtli /itʃpoːtʃtɬi/ | noichpoca /noitʃˈpoka/ | noichpoca /noitʃˈpoka/ | noichpoca /noitʃˈpoka/ | nochpoch /ˈnotʃpotʃ/ | isihua̱piltzi̱n /isiwaːpiltsiːn/ | nusiwapiltzin /nusiwaˈpiltsin/ |
| Io | nehhuātl /neʔˈwaːtɬ/ | na /na/ | na /na/ | na /na/ | nejua /neˈwa/ | nej /neh/ | naja /ˈnaha/ |
| Tu | tehhuātl /teʔˈwaːtɬ/ | ta /ta/ | ta /ta/ | ta /ta/ | tejua /teˈwa/ | tej /teh/ | taja /ˈtaha/ |
| Noi | tehhuāntin /teʔˈwaːntin/ | tojuanti /tohˈwanti/ | tojuanti /toˈhwanti/ | tojuanti /toˈhwanti/ | tejuamej /teˈwameh/ | tejame̱n / nejame̱n /tehameːn / nehameːn/ | tejemet /teˈhemet/ |
| Nome | tōcāitl /toːˈkaːitɬ/ | tocaxtli /toˈkaʃtɬi/ | tocaitl /tokaitɬ/ | tocaitl /toˈkaitɬ/ | tocaitl /toˈkaitɬ/ | to̱ca̱ꞌ /toːkaːʔ/ | tukay /ˈtukaj/ |
| Persona | tlācatl /tɬaːkatɬ/ | masehuali /maseˈwali/ | tlacatl /ˈtɬakatɬ/ | masehuali /maseˈwali/ | tlacatl /ˈtɬakatɬ/ | — | takat /ˈtakat/ |
| Testa | cuāitl /kʷaːitɬ/ | tzontecomitl /tsonteˈkomitɬ/ | tzontecomitl /tsonteˈkomitɬ/ | tzontecomitl /tsonteˈkomitɬ/ | tzontecomitl /tsonteˈkomitɬ/ | tzontecon /tsontekon/ | tzuntekun /tsuntekun/ |
| Occhio | īxtli /iːʃtɬi/ | ixtioli /iʃtioli/ | ixtiyol /iʃtijol/ | ixteyol /iʃtejol/ | ixtololo /iʃtololo/ | i̱xti /iːʃti/ | ish /iʃ/ |
| Orecchio | nacaztli /nakastɬi/ | nacastli /nakastɬi/ | nacastli /nakastɬi/ | nacastli /nakastɬi/ | nacas /nakas/ | nacas /nakas/ | nakas /nakas/ |
| Naso | yacatl /jakatɬ/ | yakatsoli /jakatsoli/ | yacatl /jakatɬ/ | yacatl /jakatɬ/ | yacatl /jakatɬ/ | yacti /jakti/ | yak /jak/ |
| Bocca | camatl /kamatɬ/ | camactli /kaˈmaktɬi/ | camactli /kaˈmaktɬi/ | camactli /kaˈmaktɬi/ | camactli /kaˈmaktɬi/ | te̱nti /teːnti/ | ten /ten/ |
| Dente | tlantli /tɬantɬi/ | tlankoch /tɬankotʃ/ | tlancochtli /tɬankotʃtɬi/ | tlancochtli /tɬankotʃtɬi/ | tlan /tɬan/ | tanti /tanti/ | tan /tan/ |
| Lingua | nenepilli /nenepilːi/ | nenepili /nenepili/ | nenepil /nenepil/ | nenepil /nenepil/ | nenepil /nenepil/ | le̱nguaj /leːnɡʷah/ | nenepil /nenepil/ |
| Mano | māitl /maːitɬ/ | maitl /maitɬ/ | mayitl /majitɬ/ | maitl /maitɬ/ | maitl /maitɬ/ | mayiꞌ /majiʔ/ | mey /mei/ |
| Piede | icxitl /ikʃitɬ/ | icxitl /ikʃitɬ/ | icxitl /ikʃitɬ/ | icxitl /ikʃitɬ/ | icxitl /ikʃitɬ/ | icxi /ikʃi/ | ikshi /ikʃi/ |
| Cuore | yōllōtl /joːlːoːtɬ/ | yolotl /jolotɬ/ | yollotl /jolːotɬ/ | yolotl /jolotɬ/ | yojlotl /johlotɬ/ | iya̱lmaj /ijaːlmah/ | yulu /julu/ |
| Osso | omitl /omitɬ/ | omitl /omitɬ/ | omitl /omitɬ/ | omitl /omitɬ/ | omitl /omitɬ/ | omiꞌ /omiʔ/ | umit /umit/ |
| Sangue | eztli /esˈtɬi/ | estli /estɬi/ | estli /estɬi/ | estli /estɬi/ | yestli /jestɬi/ | esti /esti/ | esti /esti/ |
| Cacca | cuitlatl /kʷitɬatɬ/ | cuitlatl /ˈkʷitɬatɬ/ | cuitlatl /ˈkʷitɬatɬ/ | cuitlatl /ˈkʷitɬatɬ/ | — | cuitaꞌ /kʷitaʔ/ | kwitat /kʷitat/ |
| Amore | tlazōhtla /tɬasoːhtɬa/ | tlazohtla /tɬasoʔtɬa/ | tlasojtla /tɬasohtɬa/ | tlasojtla /tɬasohtɬa/ | tlazohtla /tɬasoʔtɬa/ | quinequi /kineki/ | tasujta /tasuhta/ |
| Albero | cuahuitl /kʷawitɬ/ | cuahuitl /kʷawitɬ/ | cuahuitl /kʷawitɬ/ | cuahuitl /kʷawitɬ/ | kojtli /kohtɬi/ | cuahuiꞌ /kʷawiʔ/ | kwawit /kʷawit/ |
| Cane | itzcuīntli /itskʷiːntɬi/ | chichi /tʃitʃi/ | chichi /tʃitʃi/ | chichi /tʃitʃi/ | itzcuintli /itskʷintɬi/ | pe̱lo /peːlo/ | pelu /peːlu/ |
| Gatto | mīztōn /miːstoːn/ | misto /misto/ | mizto /misto/ | mizton /miston/ | miston /miston/ | misto̱n /mistoːn/ | mistun /mistuːŋ/ |
| Pesce | michin /mitʃin/ | michi /mitʃi/ | michi /mitʃi/ | michi /mitʃi/ | michin /mitʃin/ | to̱poj /toːpoh/ | michin /mitʃin/ |
| Uccello | tōtōtl /toːtoːtɬ/ | tototl /tototɬ/ | tototl /ˈtototɬ/ | tototl /tototɬ/ | tototl /ˈtototɬ/ | to̱to̱ꞌ /toːtoːʔ/ | tutut /tutut/ |
| Farfalla | pāpālōtl /paːpaːloːtɬ/ | papalotl /paˈpalotɬ/ | papalotl /paˈpalotɬ/ | papalotl /paˈpalotɬ/ | papalotl /paˈpalotɬ/ | me̱me̱ /meːmeː/ | papalut /papalut/ |
| Uovo | tōtoltetl /toːtoltetɬ/ | tejsistli /tehsistɬi/ | tejquistli /tehkistɬi/ | tecsistli /teksistɬi/ | totoltetl /totolˈtetɬ/ | itecsis /iteksis/ | teksisti /teksisti/ |
| Orso | tlācamāyeh /tɬaːkamaːjeʔ/ | oso /oso/ | oso /oso/ | oso /oso/ | oso /ˈoso/ | oso /oso/ | tekwani metzkujkutu /teːˈkʷani metskuhkutu/ |
| Cavallo | cahuallo /kaˈwaːlːo/ | kauayoj /kaˈwajoh/ | cahuayo /kaˈwajo/ | cahuayo /kaˈwajo/ | caballo /kaˈbajo/ | cahua̱yoj /kaˈwaːjoh/ | cahuayoh /kaˈwajuh/ |
| Casa | calli /kalːi/ | kali /kali/ | cali /kali/ | cali /kali/ | kajli /kahli/ | cajli /kahli/ | kal /kal/ |
| Latte | chīchīhualāyōtl /tʃiːtʃiːwalaːjoːtɬ/ | lechi /letʃi/ | lechi /letʃi/ | lechi /letʃi/ | leche /ˈletʃe/ | chi̱chihuala̱ꞌ /tʃiːtʃiwalaːʔ/ | — |
| Miele | neuctli /nekʷtɬi/ | necti /nekti/ | nectli /nektɬi/ | nectli /nektɬi/ | necutli /neˈkutɬi/ | necti /nekti/ | nekti /nekti/ |
| Sale | iztatl /istatɬ/ | istatl /istatɬ/ | istatl /istatɬ/ | istatl /istatɬ/ | istatl /istatɬ/ | istaꞌ /istaʔ/ | istat /istat/ |
| Vino | vino /ˈbino/ | xocomeca at /ʃokomeka at/ | xocomeca atl /ʃokomeka atɬ/ | xocomeca atl /ʃokomeka atɬ/ | vino /ˈbino/ | vino /ˈbino/ | — |
| Ferro | tepoztli /tepostɬi/ | tepostli /tepostɬi/ | tepostli /tepostɬi/ | tepostli /tepostɬi/ | tepostli /tepostɬi/ | tepos /tepos/ | tepusti /tepusti/ |
| Ruota | temalacatl /temalakatɬ/ | rueda /rweda/ | rueda /rweda/ | rueda /rweda/ | — | — | rweda /rweda/ |
| Libro | āmoxtli /aːˈmoʃtɬi/ | amochtli /aˈmotʃtɬi/ | amatl /amatɬ/ | libro /ˈlibro/ | libro /ˈlibro/ | a̱maꞌ /aːmaʔ/ | amat /amat/ |
| Mangiare | tlacua /tɬakʷa/ | tlacua /tɬakʷa/ | tlacua /tɬakʷa/ | tlacua /tɬakʷa/ | tlakua /tɬakʷa/ | tacua /takʷa/ | takwa /takwa/ |
| Bere | ātli /aːtɬi/ | atli /atɬi/ | atli /atɬi/ | atli /atɬi/ | koni /koni/ | a̱ti /aːti/ | ati /ati/ |
| Dormire | cochi /kotʃi/ | cochi /ˈkotʃi/ | cochi /ˈkotʃi/ | cochi /ˈkotʃi/ | cochi /ˈkotʃi/ | cochi /kotʃi/ | kuchi /ˈkutʃi/ |
| Uno | cē /seː/ | ce /se/ | se /se/ | se /se/ | ce /se/ | se̱ /seː/ | se /se/ |
| Due | ōme /ˈoːme/ | ome /ˈome/ | ome /ˈome/ | ome /ˈome/ | ome /ˈome/ | o̱me /oːme/ | ume /ˈume/ |
| Tre | yei /jeːi/ | eyi /ejiː/ | eyi /ejiː/ | eyi /ejiː/ | yeyi /jeji/ | e̱yi /eːji/ | yey /jej/ |
| Quattro | nāhui /naːwi/ | nahui /naːwi/ | nahui /naːwi/ | nahui /nawi/ | nahui /nawi/ | na̱hui /naːwi/ | nawi /naːwi/ |
| Cinque | mācuīlli /maːˈkʷiːlːi/ | makuili /maˈkʷili/ | macuili /maˈkʷili/ | macuili /maˈkʷili/ | makuijli /makʷihli/ | cinco /sinko/ | makwil /maˈkʷil/ |
| Cento | mācuīlpōhualli /maːkʷiːlpoːˈwalːi/ | cien /sjen/ | cien /sjen/ | cien /sjen/ | ciento /ˈsjento/ | cien /sjen/ | tzunti /tsunti/ |
| Ciao | niltze /niltse/ | niltze /niltse/ | pialli /pialːi/ | niltze /niltse/ | panolti /panolti/ | — /—/ | ne pakua /ne pakwa/ |
| Grazie | tlazōhcāmati /tɬasoːhkaːmati/ | tlaskamati /tɬaskamati/ | tlascamati /tɬaskamati/ | tlascamati /tɬaskamati/ | tlazohcamati /tɬasoʔkamati/ | gracias /ɡrasjas/ | padiush /padjuʃ/ |
| Buono | cualli /kʷalːi/ | kuali /kʷali/ | cuali /kʷali/ | cuali /kʷali/ | kuajli /kʷahli/ | ye̱cti /jeːkti/ | yek /jeːk/ |
| Nuovo | yancuic /jankʷik/ | yancuic /ˈjankʷik/ | yancuic /ˈjankʷik/ | yancuic /ˈjankʷik/ | yencuic /ˈjenkʷik/ | yancuiꞌ /jankʷiʔ/ | yankwik /jaŋkʷik/ |
| Rosso | chichiltic /tʃitʃiltik/ | chichiltik /tʃitʃiltik/ | chichiltik /tʃitʃiltik/ | chichiltic /tʃitʃiltik/ | chichiltik /tʃitʃiltik/ | chi̱ltiꞌ /tʃiːltiʔ/ | chiltik /tʃiltik/ |
| Bianco | iztāc /istaːk/ | istak /istak/ | chipahuac /tʃipawak/ | chipahuac /tʃipawak/ | istak /istak/ | ista̱ꞌ /istaːʔ/ | istak /istak/ |
| Nero | tlīltic /tɬiːltik/ | yayahuic /jaˈjawik/ | yayahuic /jaˈjawik/ | yayahuic /jaˈjawik/ | capotztic /kaˈpotstik/ | pi̱stiꞌ /piːstiʔ/ | tiltik /tiltik/ |
| Verde | xoxoctic /ʃoʃoktik/ | xoxohuic /ʃoˈʃowik/ | xoxohuic /ʃoˈʃowik/ | xoxohuic /ʃoˈʃowik/ | xoxojki /ʃoˈʃohki/ | xoxoctiꞌ /ʃoʃoktiʔ/ | shushuwik /ʃuʃuwik/ |
| Blu | texotli /teʃohtɬi/ | azultic /aˈsultik/ | azultic /aˈsultik/ | azultic /aˈsultik/ | azul /aˈsul/ | aso̱ltiꞌ /asoːltiʔ/ | — |
| Cuculo | metlapīltetzotzontzin /metɬapiːltetsotsoˈtsontsin/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Computer | nepōhualtzintzin /nepoːwalˈtsintsin/ | computadora /komputaˈdora/ | — | — | computadora /komputaˈdora/ | — | computadora |
| 99 | nāppōhualli oncaxtōlli onnāhui /naːpːoːˈwalːi onkaʃˈtoːlːi onˈnaːwi/ | — | — | — | napoajli huan majtlactli huan chicnahui /napoahli wan mahtɬaktɬi wan tʃiknawi/ | — | — |
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