yawi
intransitive verb/ya·wi/
Nantzin Nicomedes García (elder) · Santo Domingo de Guzmán · Timumachtikan Nawat
Meanings
- 1
to go
Documented in Nahuizalco: Aráuz (1960), recorded about 1915–1924, Todd (1953), Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), recorded 1930, The Izalcos (Izalco and Nahuizalco): Baratta (1951), Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976, Hernández (2019), Santo Domingo de Guzmán: Ramírez (2004), recorded about 2000–2004, Cárcamo et al. (2023), recorded about 2019–2022
Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), Baratta (1951), Todd (1953), Campbell (1985), Ramírez (2004), King (2011a), King (2011b), Cárcamo et al. (2023), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
- 2
to leave, to go away
Documented in Cuisnahuat: Hernández (2019)
Sources: King (2011a), Hernández (2019), Ordóñez (2026)
- 3
to be going to (+ verb)
Forms
- present
- niawfirst person singular · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Baratta (1951), Campbell (1985), King (2011b), Cárcamo et al. (2023)tiawsecond person singular · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Baratta (1951), King (2011b)tiawitfirst person plural · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Campbell (1985), King (2011b)
- imperative
- shusecond person singular · Sources: Baratta (1951), King (2011b)tiawikanfirst person plural · Sources: Cárcamo et al. (2023)shumetsecond person plural · Sources: King (2011b)
- future
- niasnekifirst person singular · Sources: King (2011b)
Derived words
- present
- yuthird person singular“is going to (+ verb)”recorded in Nahuizalco: Aráuz (1960), recorded about 1915–1924, Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), recorded 1930, Santo Domingo de Guzmán: Cárcamo et al. (2023), recorded about 2019–2022, Hernández (2019) · Sources: Aráuz (1960), Schultze Jena (1935), Cárcamo et al. (2023), Hernández (2019)niufirst person singular“I'm going to (+ verb)”recorded in Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), recorded 1930, Cuisnahuat: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976, Santo Domingo de Guzmán: Campbell (1985), recorded 1970–1976, Hernández (2019) · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935), Campbell (1985), Hernández (2019)tiusecond person singular“you're going to (+ verb)”recorded in Izalco: Schultze Jena (1935), recorded 1930 · Sources: Schultze Jena (1935)
Pronunciation
yawi
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
niaw
Tajtzin Miguel Osorio (elder) · Ataco
recorded by Lyle Campbell · Lyle Campbell · audio adapted by nahuat.com
tiawit
Tajtzin Francisco Tepas (elder) · Nahuizalco
recorded by Lyle Campbell · Lyle Campbell · audio adapted by nahuat.com
In the texts
- yawi148 times
- yajki98 times
- yawit90 times
- niaw89 times
- yajket58 times
- tiaw52 times
- tiawit44 times
- niajki25 times
- niawa25 times
- tiut23 times
- yu21 times
- shiawa12 times
- yawia12 times
- niu10 times
- tiu-tiawit8 times
- shu7 times
- yajtuk7 times
- yawita7 times
- niu-niaw6 times
- shumet6 times
- tiajtuk6 times
- tiawita6 times
- ijtuk5 times
- tiu5 times
- niasneki4 times
- tiajket4 times
- tiu-tiaw4 times
- yu-yawit4 times
- yut4 times
- tiawa3 times
- anyawit2 times
- niajtuk2 times
- nu-niaw2 times
- shua2 times
- tama2 times
- tiawikan2 times
- yajtiwit2 times
- niaskiaonce
- niawionce
- shawitonce
- yajtiwitaonce
- yasnekionce
- yu-yawionce
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)