lyintse

Nopala Chatino

Etymology

Cf. Tataltepec Chatino lantseꞌ, Western Highland Chatino lantse, lantseꞌ (Santiago Yaitepec).

Noun

lyintse

1. (Santos Reyes Nopala) Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii)

References

• Pride, Leslie, Pride, Kitty (2010) Diccionario chatino de la zona alta: Panixtlahuaca, Oaxaca y otros pueblos‎^[1] (in Spanish), 2nd (electronic) edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 103