kanka
adverb/kan·ka/
Tajtzin Francisco Tepas (elder) · Nahuizalco · Lyle Campbell
Meanings
- 1
where (to)?, which way?, where from?
Documented in Nahuizalco: Aráuz (1960), recorded about 1915–1924, Todd (1953), Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), King's index, recorded 1930, Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976
Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), King's index, Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), King (2011b), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
Pronunciation
Tajtzin Francisco Tepas (elder) · Nahuizalco
recorded by Lyle Campbell · Lyle Campbell · audio adapted by nahuat.com
In the texts
- kanka21 times
The records this word rests on, as each source gives them, with reading errors from the scans corrected.
- NahuizalcocancaKing's standard: kankadónde
- Nahuizalcocan caKing's standard: kankaa dónde
- Izalcokangá (sic)King's standard: kankahacia dónde
- Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmánka:nkaKing's standard: kankawhere to?
- No townkankaa dónde
- No townKankahacia dónde, adónde
- No townkankade dónde, para dónde, hacia dónde. Kanka tiasneki? Kanka tiwitz? ¿Adónde irás? ¿De dónde venís?
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, Timumachtikan! (2011), recorded 2004–2011
- Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
- Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)