-ana

Meanings

1. 1

   to put away, to keep; to save

   Documented in Nahuizalco, Izalco, Santo Domingo de Guzmán

   Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), King (2011a), King (2011b), Cárcamo et al. (2023), Hernández (2019)

2. 2

   to take hold of, to grab

   Documented in Nahuizalco, Cuisnahuat

   Sources: Aráuz (1960), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), Hernández (2019)

Forms

present

nikanafirst person singular · Sources: Cárcamo et al. (2023)

In the texts

• an11 times
• nikana3 times
• anaonce
• kianaonce
• kiankionce
• shikanakanonce

Sources

• Aráuz, El Pipil de la Región de los Itzalcos (1960), recorded about 1915–1924
• Schultze Jena, Mythen in der Muttersprache der Pipil von Izalco (1935), recorded 1930
• Todd, Notas del náhuat de Nahuizalco (1953)
• Campbell, The Pipil Language of El Salvador (1985), recorded 1970–1976
• King, Léxico del Náhuat Básico (2011), recorded 2004–2008
• King, Timumachtikan! (2011), recorded 2004–2011
• Cárcamo et al., Achtu Taksalis (2023), recorded about 2019–2022
• Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)