chikwasen
numeral/chi·kwa·sen/
Tajtzin Francisco Tepas (elder) · Nahuizalco · Lyle Campbell
Meanings
six
Nikpia chikwasen tijlan.
I have six chickens.
Documented in Nahuizalco: Aráuz (1960), recorded about 1915–1924, Todd (1953), Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), recorded 1930
Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), Todd (1953), King (2011a), King (2011b), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
Variants
- variant
- chikwasinrecorded in Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), recorded 1930, Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976, Jicalapa: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976, Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976, Santo Domingo de Guzmán: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976 · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Campbell (1985)shukwasinrecorded in Izalco
Pronunciation
Tajtzin Francisco Tepas (elder) · Nahuizalco
recorded by Lyle Campbell · Lyle Campbell · audio adapted by nahuat.com
Tajtzin Santos López (elder) · Santo Domingo de Guzmán
recorded by Valery Santillana · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Timumachtikan Nawat (opens in a new tab) · audio adapted by nahuat.com
Nantzin Andrea López (elder) · Santo Domingo de Guzmán
recorded by Alicia Elena Pacheco Pérez · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Timumachtikan Nawat (opens in a new tab) · audio adapted by nahuat.com
In the texts
- chikwasen19 times
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
- Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
- Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)