-ilia
transitive verb/i·li·a/
Meanings
to tell, to say (to someone)
Documented in Nahuizalco: Todd (1953), Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), recorded 1930, Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976, Santo Domingo de Guzmán: Ramírez (2004), recorded about 2000–2004, Cárcamo et al. (2023), recorded about 2019–2022
Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), Ramírez (2004), King (2011a), King (2011b), Cárcamo et al. (2023), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
Variants
- variant
- -ilwiarecorded in Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976, Santo Domingo de Guzmán: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976, Ramírez (2004), recorded about 2000–2004, Cárcamo et al. (2023), recorded about 2019–2022 · Sources: Campbell (1985), Ramírez (2004), Cárcamo et al. (2023)
Forms
- present
- nikiliafirst person singularrecorded in Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), recorded 1930 · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935)nimetziliafirst person singularrecorded in Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), recorded 1930 · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935)nikilwiafirst person singularrecorded in Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976, Santo Domingo de Guzmán: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976 · Sources: Campbell (1985)
- imperative
- shinechilwisecond person singular · Sources: King (2011b), Cárcamo et al. (2023)
Pronunciation
-ilwia
Nantzin Isabel Ramirez (elder) · Santo Domingo de Guzmán
recorded by Susana Cáliz · 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
- kilwia40 times
- kilia18 times
- nechilwij14 times
- nimetzilia13 times
- kinhilia9 times
- nechilia6 times
- shikili6 times
- metzilia5 times
- nimetzilwia4 times
- shinechilwi4 times
- yu-nechilia4 times
- muilwia3 times
- nechilwia3 times
- niu-nimetzilia3 times
- tiu-tikilia3 times
- nikinhilia2 times
- niu-nikilia2 times
- shu-shikili2 times
- techilia2 times
- muiliaonce
- nikiliaonce
- nikilwiaonce
- nimetzinhilikonce
- niu-nikinhiliaonce
- shikilwionce
- timetziliatonce
- yu-kinhiliaonce
- yu-metziliaonce
Sources
- 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
- 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)