-tech

Meanings

1. 1

   next to, beside, near

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

   Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Baratta (1951), Campbell (1985), Ramírez (2004), King (2011a), King (2011b), Cárcamo et al. (2023), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

2. 2

   against

   Documented in Nahuizalco, Cuisnahuat

   Sources: Aráuz (1960), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

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

Forms

possessed form

nutechfirst person singular possessor · Sources: Todd (1953), Campbell (1985)mutechsecond person singular possessor · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Campbell (1985)itechthird person singular possessor · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Campbell (1985), Cárcamo et al. (2023)

In the texts

• itech16 times
• tech9 times
• mutechonce
• nutechonce

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
• Cárcamo et al., Achtu Taksalis (2023), recorded about 2019–2022
• Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
• Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)