-kwi

Meanings

1. 1

   to take, to grab, to take hold of

   Documented in Nahuizalco, Izalco, Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmán

   Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), King (2011a), King (2011b), Cárcamo et al. (2023), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

2. 2

   to receive, to accept

   Documented in Nahuizalco, Izalco

   Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), Todd (1953), King (2011a), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

3. 3

   to use

   Documented in Izalco, Santo Domingo de Guzmán

   Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), King (2011a), King (2011b), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

Forms

present

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

imperative

shikwisecond person singular · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), King (2011a), Cárcamo et al. (2023), Ordóñez (2026)

Pronunciation

In the texts

• kikwi8 times
• shikwi6 times
• nikwi3 times
• kalkwi2 times
• mukwionce
• shu-shikwionce
• tikwijtiwitaonce
• tiu-tikwionce

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, 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)