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'' | '''''/tsona:ka/''''' "bat" in two Nahuan languages: Tetelcingo, Morelos and Oapan, Guerrero. | ||
'''Attestation''': This form is attested in Tetelcingo, Morelos (tzonöcatl (Pittman 1971:67; Lastra 1986)), and in San Agustín Oapan, Guerrero (Lastra 1986). The more widespread form is [[Tsina:ka]], but the vowel seems related to [[tsotso]] another Nahuan word for bat, | '''Attestation''': This form is attested in Tetelcingo, Morelos (<''tzonöcatl''> (Pittman 1971:67; Lastra 1986)), and as <''conaka?''> in San Agustín Oapan, Guerrero (Lastra 1986). The more widespread form is [[Tsina:ka]], but the vowel seems related to [[tsotso]] another Nahuan word for "bat", attested primarily in the Huasteca region. | ||
'''Etymology''': It is derived from Pre-Nahua *[[tsoinaika]], which in turn comes from PSUA *[[sopitsi|sopi(tsi)]] "bat" (or "butterfly") + PSUA *[[naika]] "mouse". | '''Etymology''': It is derived from Pre-Nahua *[[tsoinaika]], which in turn comes from PSUA *[[sopitsi|sopi(tsi)]] "bat" (or "butterfly") + PSUA *[[naika]] "mouse". | ||
:Nahuan: ''tsona:ka'' | :Nahuan: ''tsona:ka'' | ||
::Proto-Nahuan ''tsona:ka'' | ::Proto-Nahuan ''*tsona:ka'' | ||
::Pre-Nahuan ''[[tsoi-naika]]'' | ::Pre-Nahuan ''*[[tsoinaika|tsoi-naika]]'' | ||
:::Pre-Corachol-Nahua ''tsohi-naika'' | :::Pre-Corachol-Nahua ''*tsohi-naika'' | ||
::::PSUA ''*[[sopitsi|sopi]]''+''*[[naika]]'' | ::::PSUA ''*[[sopitsi|sopi]]''+''*[[naika]]'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:45, 29 January 2026
/tsona:ka/ "bat" in two Nahuan languages: Tetelcingo, Morelos and Oapan, Guerrero.
Attestation: This form is attested in Tetelcingo, Morelos (<tzonöcatl> (Pittman 1971:67; Lastra 1986)), and as <conaka?> in San Agustín Oapan, Guerrero (Lastra 1986). The more widespread form is Tsina:ka, but the vowel seems related to tsotso another Nahuan word for "bat", attested primarily in the Huasteca region.
Etymology: It is derived from Pre-Nahua *tsoinaika, which in turn comes from PSUA *sopi(tsi) "bat" (or "butterfly") + PSUA *naika "mouse".
- Nahuan: tsona:ka
- Proto-Nahuan *tsona:ka
- Pre-Nahuan *tsoi-naika
How to cite:
Pharao Hansen, Magnus. 2026. Tsona:ka. In SUALEX: A Southern Uto-Aztecan Etymological Dictionary. https://sualex.cenzontle.org/index.php?title=Tsona:ka (accessed 20 April 2026).