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tsona:ka "bat".

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, found 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
PSUA *[[sopitsi|sopi+*naika

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