nenepilli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

nenetl +‎ -pilli

Noun

nenepilli

1. tongue
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana:

     Lengua generalmente. nenepilli.
     Lengua de buey yerua. lo meſmo.
     Lengua de cieruo yerua. lo meſmo.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• tlenenepilli

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 241.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 168.