-talia

Meanings

1. 1

   to put, to place

   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), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

2. 2

   to seat; to set down

   Documented in Nahuizalco, The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco), Cuisnahuat

   Sources: Aráuz (1960), Baratta (1951), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985)

Forms

present

kitalia · Sources: King (2011a)niktalia · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Baratta (1951), King (2011a)

Derived words

reflexive

mutalia“to sit down; to put on (clothes)” · Sources: Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), Ramírez (2004), King (2011a), King (2011b), Hernández (2019)

Pronunciation

In the texts

• kan425 times
• tal37 times
• mutalia17 times
• kitalia8 times
• mutali5 times
• niktalia5 times
• shiktali4 times
• shimutali4 times
• timutalia2 times
• tiu-tiktalia2 times
• mutalijtukonce
• mutalijtukaonce
• nimutaliaonce
• talijtukonce
• timutajtalikanonce
• tiu-timutaliaonce
• yu-kitaliaonce

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
• Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
• Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)