tatwi

Meanings

1. 1

   to dawn, to become day

   Ne shushuchit, ne ajat iwan kwajkwawit ne ka tatwi nesit mas kalanchin iwan pajpakit.

   The flowers, the waters and the trees look prettier and happier at daybreak.

   Documented in Nahuizalco, Izalco, Cuisnahuat

   Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), King (2011a), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

2. 2

   to wake up, to greet the day (in some way, or somewhere)

   Musta ka peyna tiawit talmukwepat nikan tikitat ken titatwituk.

   Tomorrow morning we'll come back here to see how you woke up.

   Sources: King (2011a), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

Forms

present

nitatwifirst person singular · Sources: King (2011a)

preterite

tatwikthird person singular · Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), Campbell (1985), King (2011a)tatwiketthird person plural · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935)

perfect

tatwitukthird person singular · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Campbell (1985), King (2011a)

emphatic form

tatwia · Sources: Aráuz (1960)tatwika · Sources: Aráuz (1960)

iterative

tajtatwi · Sources: Aráuz (1960)

In the texts

• tatwik9 times
• tatwi8 times
• tatwituk3 times
• tatwiket2 times

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