-ita
transitive verb/i·ta/
Meanings
to see; to look at
Documented in Nahuizalco: Todd (1953), Ordóñez (2026), Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), recorded 1930, Ordóñez (2026), The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco): Baratta (1951), Panchimalco: Hernández (2019), Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976, Hernández (2019), Santo Domingo de Guzmán: Ramírez (2004), recorded about 2000–2004, Cárcamo et al. (2023), recorded about 2019–2022, Ordóñez (2026)
Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Baratta (1951), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), Ramírez (2004), King (2011a), King (2011b), Cárcamo et al. (2023), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
Variants
- variant
- -idarecorded in Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), recorded 1930, Panchimalco: Hernández (2019), Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976, Hernández (2019) · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Campbell (1985), Hernández (2019)
Forms
- present
- nikitafirst person singular · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), King (2011a)tikitasecond person singularkitathird person singular · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Cárcamo et al. (2023)nimetzita · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935)
- perfect
- nikitztukfirst person singular · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), King (2011b)
- imperative
- shikitasecond person singular · Sources: Campbell (1985), King (2011a), King (2011b), Cárcamo et al. (2023)
- reflexive
- timuitat · Sources: King (2011b), Cárcamo et al. (2023)
Derived words
- reflexive
- muita“to be seen, to show; to seem (muita ka… it seems that…)” · Sources: King (2011a), King (2011b)
Pronunciation
tikita
Tajtzin Francisco Tepas (elder) · Nahuizalco
recorded by Lyle Campbell · Lyle Campbell · audio adapted by nahuat.com
In the texts
- kita32 times
- shikita29 times
- nikita25 times
- tikita24 times
- muita16 times
- nikitztuk9 times
- tikitaskia5 times
- timuitat4 times
- nikinhita3 times
- nikitas3 times
- nimetzita3 times
- ita2 times
- nechwelita2 times
- nimetzinhita2 times
- tikitasket2 times
- tikitaya2 times
- tiu-tikita2 times
- welita2 times
- ankitataonce
- itatukonce
- kinhitaonce
- metzinhitaonce
- metzitaonce
- nikitakaonce
- niu-nikitaonce
- techitatonce
- tikinhitaonce
Sources
- 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)