-kwa

Meanings

1. 1

   to eat (something)

   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), Ramírez (2004), King (2011a), King (2011b), Cárcamo et al. (2023), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

2. 2

   to itch

   Documented in Nahuizalco

   Sources: Aráuz (1960), Todd (1953), Hernández (2019)

Forms

present

nikwafirst person singular · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935)tikwasecond person singular · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Cárcamo et al. (2023)kikwathird person singular · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), King (2011b)kikwat · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), King (2011b)nechkwa · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Hernández (2019)nimetzkwa · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935)

imperative

shikwasecond person singular · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), King (2011a)

Pronunciation

In the texts

• kwak194 times
• kikwa52 times
• takwal25 times
• kikwat22 times
• takwa20 times
• nikwa11 times
• shikwa8 times
• mukwa6 times
• tikwa6 times
• nimetzkwa5 times
• kitakwaltia4 times
• takwalmet4 times
• nikwaj3 times
• shikwakan2 times
• shikwaya2 times
• takwaya2 times
• kinkwaonce
• kwaonce
• nechkwaonce
• niu-nimetzkwaonce
• niu-nitakwaonce
• titakwajtiwitaonce
• yu-mukwaonce

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
• 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)