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cñii

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Tataltepec Chatino

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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cñii

  1. money
  2. a bit (12.5 cents)
    tucua cñii25 cents (literally, “two bits”)
    jacua cñii50 cents (literally, “four bits”)
    scua cñii75 cents (literally, “six bits”)
    tii cñii$1.25 (literally, “ten bits”)
    tityucua cñii$1.50 (literally, “twelve bits”)
    cala cñii$2.50 (literally, “twenty bits”)

References

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  • Pride, Leslie, Pride, Kitty (1970) Vocabulario chatino de Tataltepec. Castellano-chatino, chatino-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 15)‎[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 15, 51, 101

Etymology 2

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Adjective

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cñii

  1. spicy

References

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  • Pride, Leslie, Pride, Kitty (1970) Vocabulario chatino de Tataltepec. Castellano-chatino, chatino-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 15)‎[2] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 32, 51