tijlan
noun/tij·lan/
Tajtzin Francisco Tepas (elder) · Nahuizalco · Lyle Campbell
Meanings
hen, chicken
Ne tijlan kikwa sinti.
The hen eats corn.
Documented in Nahuizalco: Aráuz (1960), recorded about 1915–1924, Todd (1953), Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), recorded 1930, Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976, Santo Domingo de Guzmán: Ramírez (2004), recorded about 2000–2004
Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), Ramírez (2004), King (2011a), King (2011b), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
Forms
- plural
- tijtijlan · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Campbell (1985), King (2011a)
Pronunciation
Tajtzin Francisco Tepas (elder) · Nahuizalco
recorded by Lyle Campbell · Lyle Campbell · audio adapted by nahuat.com
Tajtzin Miguel Osorio (elder) · Ataco
recorded by Lyle Campbell · Lyle Campbell · audio adapted by nahuat.com
Tajtzin Nicolas Sánchez (elder) · Santo Domingo de Guzmán
recorded by TimumachtikanNawat · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Timumachtikan Nawat (opens in a new tab) · audio adapted by nahuat.com
In the texts
- tijlan10 times
- tijtijlan5 times
- tijlanchichin3 times
- siwatijlanonce
- ukichtijlanonce
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
- 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)