isa

Meanings

1. to wake up

   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), King (2011a), King (2011b), Cárcamo et al. (2023), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

Variants

variant

isatirecorded in Nahuizalco, Izalco · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Todd (1953)

Forms

present

nisafirst person singular · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Cárcamo et al. (2023)tisa · Sources: King (2011b)

preterite

isak · Sources: Campbell (1985)

perfect

isatuk · Sources: Aráuz (1960), Campbell (1985)

imperative

shisa · Sources: King (2011a)

In the texts

• isa3 times
• nisa3 times
• shisakan3 times
• isak2 times
• isaket2 times
• kisaketonce
• nisationce
• shisaonce
• tisaonce
• tiu-tisatonce
• walisaonce

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
• 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)