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witzitzil

noun

/wi·tzi·tzil/

Nantzin Nicomedes García (elder) · Santo Domingo de Guzmán · Timumachtikan Nawat

witzitzil — hummingbird — Image: nahuat.com · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab)

Meanings

hummingbird
Ne witzitzil patani ijpak ne shuchit.
The hummingbird flies over the flower.
Documented in
Sources: Aráuz (1960), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)

Pronunciation

Nantzin Nicomedes García (elder) · Santo Domingo de Guzmán
recorded by Whosvaleria · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Timumachtikan Nawat (opens in a new tab) · audio adapted by nahuat.com

Sources

Aráuz, El Pipil de la Región de los Itzalcos (1960), recorded about 1915–1924
Hernández, Nawat Mujmusta (2019)
Ordóñez, Diccionario náhuat (2026)