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Interest in the History and Culture of the Nawa Peoples of Central America. Currently learning Witzapan Nawat. (Witzapan = Santo Domingo De Guzman, El Salvador)
Another way we can wish each other a happy/good day of the dead is, ”yek tanestuk pal ne mijmikini“ which is a more literal translation.
November 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Another way we can wish each other a happy/good day of the dead is, ”yek tanestuk pal ne mijmikini“ which is a more literal translation.
A sort of direct translation is:
Ken = how
Ti- = you
Nemi = walk/are
Or the more natural translation of “Ken tinemi?” is “How are you?”
Ken = how
Ti- = you
Nemi = walk/are
Or the more natural translation of “Ken tinemi?” is “How are you?”
August 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A sort of direct translation is:
Ken = how
Ti- = you
Nemi = walk/are
Or the more natural translation of “Ken tinemi?” is “How are you?”
Ken = how
Ti- = you
Nemi = walk/are
Or the more natural translation of “Ken tinemi?” is “How are you?”
So in Witzapan Nawat to ask someone how they are you say “Ken tinemi?” (Gehn TEE•nemee)
August 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
So in Witzapan Nawat to ask someone how they are you say “Ken tinemi?” (Gehn TEE•nemee)
In Witzapan some common greeting you can say are:
Yek peyna (PAy•nah) = good morning
Yek tiutak (TEE•yoo•tahk) = good afternoon
Yek tayua (TIE•yoo•wah) = good night
Yek peyna (PAy•nah) = good morning
Yek tiutak (TEE•yoo•tahk) = good afternoon
Yek tayua (TIE•yoo•wah) = good night
August 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
In Witzapan some common greeting you can say are:
Yek peyna (PAy•nah) = good morning
Yek tiutak (TEE•yoo•tahk) = good afternoon
Yek tayua (TIE•yoo•wah) = good night
Yek peyna (PAy•nah) = good morning
Yek tiutak (TEE•yoo•tahk) = good afternoon
Yek tayua (TIE•yoo•wah) = good night
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Kuskat means necklace/jeweled necklace in Nawat. So Kuskatan can be understood to mean “Place of Jewled Necklaces” in Nawat.
June 9, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Kuskat means necklace/jeweled necklace in Nawat. So Kuskatan can be understood to mean “Place of Jewled Necklaces” in Nawat.