-manu

Meanings

1. 1

   brother

   Documented in Nahuizalco, The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco), Santo Domingo de Guzmán

   Sources: Aráuz (1960), Baratta (1951), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), Ramírez (2004), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

2. 2

   older brother

   Used only in Cuisnahuat

   Sources: Campbell (1985), Ordóñez (2026)

The hyphen marks a word never said alone: it always takes a possessive prefix: nu- my · mu- your · i- his or her

Variants

variant

-manrecorded in Cuisnahuat · Sources: Campbell (1985), Ordóñez (2026)-manujrecorded in Santo Domingo de Guzmán · Sources: Campbell (1985), Ramírez (2004), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

Forms

plural

manuwan · Sources: Todd (1953), Hernández (2019)

possessed form

numanufirst person singular possessor · Sources: Campbell (1985)

Pronunciation

In the texts

• man6 times
• manuj2 times

Sources

• Aráuz, El Pipil de la Región de los Itzalcos (1960), recorded about 1915–1924
• 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
• Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
• Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)