-nawatia
transitive verb/na·wa·ti·a/
Meanings
- 1
to let (someone) know, notify, tell
Documented in Nahuizalco: Aráuz (1960), recorded about 1915–1924, Todd (1953), Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), King's index, recorded 1930, The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco): Baratta (1951), Santo Domingo de Guzmán: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976
Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), King's index, Baratta (1951), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), King (2011a), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
- 2
to advise, counsel
Used only in Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976, Santo Domingo de Guzmán: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976
Sources: Campbell (1985), King (2011a), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
Forms
- present
- niknawatia,tiknawatiat
- preterite
- kinawatik
- imperative
- shiknawati
- object-less form
- tanawatia · Sources: Campbell (1985), Hernández (2019)
In the texts
- niknawatia5 times
- kinawatikonce
- shiknawationce
- tanawatiaonce
- tiknawatiatonce
The records this word rests on, as each source gives them, with reading errors from the scans corrected.
- NahuizalconahuatiaKing's standard: nawatiaavisar
- NahuizalconauatiaKing's standard: nawatiaavisar
- IzalconauKing's standard: nawatiaaconsejar
- The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco)Nahuatíanahuat.com's standard: nawatiaAvisar
- Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmánnawatiato advise
- Cuisnahuat, Santo Domingo de Guzmánta-nawatiaKing's standard: tanawatiato advise
- No townnawatiatell; advise; consult
- No town-Nawatianahuat.com's standard: Nawatiaavisar a, notificar; informar, decir; aconsejar a; consultar
- No townTanawatiaf.int de -Nawatia
- No townnawatiaavisar, aconsejar, prevenir, anunciar, informar, notificar. Ne tajtakamet najnawatijket tik muchi ne techan ka yejemet kipiyat se tutut iujmiyu shushuknaj, ma ajsikan tajtakamet wan sijsiwatket né tik ne inchan taketzat wan ne tutut. Los hombres anunciaron en todo el pueblo que tenían un pájaro con plumas verdes, y avisaron que llegaran hombres y mujeres ahí a su casa para hablar con el pájaro. Tesu kinekit ne pijpipil ma kinnajnawatikan ne innoywan, tesu takamatit. No quieren los jóvenes que los aconsejen sus abuelos, no obedecen [4]
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
- King, Léxico del Náhuat Básico (2011), recorded 2004–2008
- Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
- Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)