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michhuah

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Classical Nahuatl

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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michin (fish) +‎ -huah (possessor of).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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michhuah (animate, plural michhuahqueh)

  1. (he or she is) one who has or holds fish.
  2. (he or she is) an inhabitant of Michoacán; a Tarascan or P'urhépecha.

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References

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  • Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 236
  • Carochi, Horacio (2001) James Lockhart, transl., Grammar of the Mexican Language, with an Explanation of its Adverbs (1645), Stanford: Stanford University Press, pages 78–79
  • Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 146
  • Sahagún, Bernardino de (1981) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Charles E. Dibble, transl., Florentine Codex, Book 1 - The Gods, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, page 55