asi

Meanings

1. 1

   to arriveintransitive verb

   Documented in Nahuizalco, Izalco, The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco), Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmán

   Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), Baratta (1951), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), Ramírez (2004), King (2011a), King (2011b), Cárcamo et al. (2023), Hernández (2019)

2. 2

   to find; to reach, to catch up with-asitransitive verb

   Documented in Nahuizalco, Izalco, Cuisnahuat

   Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), King (2011a), King (2011b), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

3. 3

   to fit-asitransitive verb

   Documented in Nahuizalco, Cuisnahuat

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

4. 4

   to seem; to think of (something)intransitive verb

   Documented in Nahuizalco

   Sources: Todd (1953), Hernández (2019)

Variants

variant

ajsirecorded in Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmán · Sources: Campbell (1985)

Forms

present

niasifirst person singular · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935)tiasisecond person singular · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935)asit · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), King (2011b)niajsifirst person singularrecorded in Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmán · Sources: Campbell (1985), Cárcamo et al. (2023)tiajsisecond person singularrecorded in Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmán · Sources: Campbell (1985), Hernández (2019)

preterite

asik · Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935)

perfect

asituk · Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935)

imperative

shiasi · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), King (2011b)

Derived words

reflexive

muasi“to meet” · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Todd (1953)

In the texts

• asik44 times
• asi28 times
• asit24 times
• niajsi10 times
• ajsik8 times
• ajsiket7 times
• kiasik7 times
• kiasiket7 times
• ajsi5 times
• nikasi5 times
• kiajsi4 times
• asituya2 times
• kiasit2 times
• nikajsi2 times
• niu-niasi2 times
• tiajsi2 times
• metzajsionce
• nechajsionce
• niasionce
• niasikaonce
• nikinhasionce
• shiajsionce
• tiasionce
• tiasiketonce
• tinechasionce
• yu-asionce
• yu-nechasionce

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
• Baratta, Cuzcatlán típico (1951)
• Todd, Notas del náhuat de Nahuizalco (1953)
• Campbell, The Pipil Language of El Salvador (1985), recorded 1970–1976
• Ramírez, Naja Ni Genaro (2004), recorded about 2000–2004
• 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)
• Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)