xochitlacacan y yantala, yantata, ayyao, ayyaue, tilili yao, ayyaue,
oayyayaue.
6. Tlalpa timoquetzca, tianquiz nauaquia nitlacatla, ni quetzalcoatla,
yyao, yantala, yantata, ayyao, ayyaue, tilili yao ayyaue, oayyayue.
7. Ma ya auiallo xochinquauitl itlani nepapan quecholli ma ya in
quecholli xicaquiya tlatoaya y toteuh, xicaquiya tlatoaya y quechol
amach yeua tonicauh tlapitza amach ychan tlacaluaz, ouao.
8. Aye oho, yyayya, ça miquiyecauiz ça noxocha tonaca xochitli ye
izqui xochitla, xochitlicacan, yyaa.
9. Ollama, ollama uiue xolutl nauallachic, ollama ya xolutl
chalchiuecatl xiquitta mach, oya moteca piltzintecutli yoanchan,
yoanchan.
10. Piltzintle, piltzintle toçuitica timopotonia tlachco, timotlalli
yoanchan, yoanchan.
11. Oztomecatla yyaue, oztomecatla xochiquetzal quimama, ontlatca
cholola, ayye, ayyo, oye maui noyol, oye maui noyol, aoya yecoc
centeutl, matiuia obispo, oztomecatl chacalhoa, xiuhnacochtla, yteamic
ximaquiztla yteamico, ayye, ayye.
12. Cochina, cochina, cocochi ye nicmaololo, ni cani ye çiuatl ni
cochina yyeo, ouayeo, yho, yya, yya.
_Var._ 3. Çenteuteutl. 4. Uillachiualoia. 5. Oya tonazqui. 6. Tlapan.
10. Timotlalia. 11. Suchiquetzal. Ontlatoa cholollan.
_This is the Hymn which they sang every eight years when they fasted on
bread and water._
1. The flower in my heart blossoms and spreads abroad in the middle of
the night.
2. Tonan has satisfied her passion, the goddess Tlazolteotl has
satisfied her passion.
3. I, Cinteotl, was born in Paradise, I come from the place of
flowers. I am the only flower, the new, the glorious one.
4. Cinteotl was born from the water; he came born as a mortal, as a
youth, from the cerulean home of the fishes, a new, a glorious god.
5. He shone forth as the sun; his mother dwelt in the house of the
dawn, varied in hue as the quechol bird, a new, a glorious flower.
6. I came forth on the earth, even to the market place like a mortal,
even I, Quetzalcoatl, great and glorious.
7. Be ye happy under the flower-bush varied in hue as the quetzal
bird; listen to the quechol singing to the gods; listen to the singing
of the quechol along the river; hear its flute along the river in the
house of the reeds.
8. Alas! would that my flowers would cease from dying; our flesh is as
flowers, even as flowers in the place of flowers.
9. He plays at ball, he plays at ball, the servant of marvellous
skill; he plays at ball, the precious servant; look at him; even the
ruler of the nobles follows him to his house.
10. O youths! O youths! follow the example of your ancestors; make
yourselves equal to them in the ball count; establish yourselves in your
houses.
11. She goes to the mart, they carry Xochiquetzal to the mart; she
speaks at Cholula; she startles my heart; she startles my heart; she has
not finished, the priest knows her; where the merchants sell green jade
earrings she is to be seen, in the place of wonders she is to be seen.
12. Sleep, sleep, sleep, I fold my hands to sleep, I, O woman, sleep.
_Notes._
In default of a Gloss to this hymn, the indispensable Sahagun again
comes to our aid. He informs us in the Appendix to the second book of
his _Historia_ that "When the Indians celebrated the festival called
_atamalqualiztli_, which took place every eight years, certain natives
called Mazateca swallowed living serpents and frogs, and received
garments as a recompense for their daring." We are not informed as to
the purpose of the festival, and its name, which signifies "eating
bread made with water," is merely that of one of the regular systems of
fasting in vogue in ancient Mexico. (See Sahagun, Lib. III., cap. 8.)
The song before us appears to be a recitation calling on a number of the
Nahua divinities.
1. "The flower in my heart" is a metaphorical expression for song.
2. _Tonan_, "Our Mother"; _Tlazolteotl_, the goddess of lascivious
love, _Venus impudica_. The verb _yecoa_ appears to have its early
signification, expressing carnal connection.
3. _Centeotl_, god of maize and fertility.
8. The flowers referred to are the youths and maidens who die young.
9. The house of the ball player is the tomb.
11. This verse is very obscure and is obviously corrupt. It contains
the only Spanish word in the text of these hymns--_obispo_--a word
including two letters, _b_ and _s_, not in the Nahuatl alphabet.
12. The woman referred to is Xochiquetzal. See Hymn IX.
[Illustration: PRIEST OF XIPPE TOTEC, DRINKING AND PLAYING ON A DRUM.
HYMN XV.]
XV. _Xippe icuic, Totec, yoallauana._
1. Yoalli tlauana, iztleican nimonenequia xiyaqui mitlatia
teocuitlaquemitl, xicmoquenti quetlauia.
2. Noteua chalchimamatlaco, apana, y temoya ay quetzallaueuetl, ay
quetzalxiuicoatl, nechiya iqui nocauhquetl, ouiya.
3. Maniyauia, nia nia poliuiz, ni yoatzin achalchiuhtla noyollo,
ateucuitlatl nocoyaitaz, noyolceuizqui tlacatl achtoquetl tlaquauaya,
otlacatqui yautlatoaquetl ouiya.
4. Noteua ce in tlaco xayailiuiz çonoa y yoatzin motepeyocpa
mitzualitta moteua, noyolceuizquin tlacatl achtoquetl tlaquauaya,
otlacatqui yautlatoaquetl, ouiya.
_Var._ 1. Quetloujia. 2. Noteuhoa chalchimmama tlacoapana itemoia. 3.
Achalchiuhtla. 4. Centlaco, mitzualitla.
_Gloss._
1. _Q.n._, yn ti yoallauana, ti xipe, totec, tleica in ti monequi in
timoçuma, in timotlatia, _id est_, tleica in amo quiauiteocuitlaquemitl,
xicmoquenti, _q.n._, ma quiaui, ma ualauh yn atl.
2. _Q.n._, yn ti noteuh, otemoc in mauhoualla yn mauh; ay quetzalla
ueuetl, _id est_, ye tlaquetzalpatia ye tlaxoxouia, ye xopantla. Ay
quetzal xiuhcoatl nechia iqui no cauhquetl, _id est_, ca ye otechcauh yn
mayanaliztli.
3. _Q.n._, ma mauh, ma nipoliui yn ni yoatzin, _id est_, in catleuatl,
yuhquin chalchiuitl noyollo. A teocuitlatl nocoyaitaz, _q.n._, in
catleuatl achtomochiuaz ninoyolceuiz.
4. _Q.n._, yn oteuh cequi tlatlacotyan in mochiua initonacayouh,
auh in tlein tlatlacotyan achto mochiua mochi tlacatl achto mitzualmaca,
auh iniquac ye omochimochiuh occeppa nomochi tlacatl mitzualmaca yn
motonacayuh.
_Hymn of the High Priest of Xipe Totec._
1. The nightly drinking, why should I oppose it? Go forth and array
yourselves in the golden garments, clothe yourselves in the glittering
vestments.
2. My god descended upon the water, into the beautiful glistening
surface; he was as a lovely water cypress, as a beauteous green serpent;
now I have left behind me my suffering.
3. I go forth, I go forth about to destroy, I, Yoatzin; my soul is in
the cerulean water; I am seen in the golden water; I shall appear unto
mortals; I shall strengthen them for the words of war!
4. My god appears as a mortal; O Yoatzin, thou art seen upon the
mountains; I shall appear unto mortals; I shall strengthen them for the
words of war.
_Notes._
There is slight mention of the deity Xipe Totec in the Spanish writers.
He was the patron divinity of the silversmiths, and his festival,
attended with peculiarly bloody rites, was celebrated in the first month
of the calendar. (Duran, _Historia_, cap. 87; Sahagun, Lib. I., cap. 18,
Lib. II., cap. 21, etc.) Totec is named as one of the companions of
Quetzalcoatl, and an ancient divinity whose temple stood on the
_Tzatzitepec_ (see the _Codex Vaticanus_; Tab. XII., in Kingsborough's
_Mexico_). His high priest was called _Youallauan_, "the nocturnal
tippler" (_youalli_, night, and _tlauana_, to drink to slight
intoxication), and it was his duty to tear out the hearts of the human
victims (Sahagun, _u.s._). The epithet _Yoatzin_, "noble night-god,"
bears some relation to the celebration of his rites at night.
[Illustration: CHICOMECOATL, GODDESS OF FOOD AND DRINK. HYMN XVI.]
XVI. _Chicomecoatl icuic._
1. Chicomollotzin xayameua, ximiçotica aca tona titech icnocauazqui
tiyauia mochan tlallocan nouia.
2. Xayameua ximiçotica aca tonan titech icnocauazqui tiyauian mochan
tlallocan nouiya.
_Var._ 1. Xaia mehoa.
_Gloss._
1. _Q.n._, yn ti chicomolotl, _id est_, in ti centli ximeua, xiça,
xixoa, ca otimouicaya in mochan tlallocan.
2. _Q.n._, xayameua, _id est_, ximeua, xixua, xiça, ca otimouicaya in
mochantzinco in tlallocan ca yuhquin ti tonatzon.
_Hymn to Chicomecoatl._
1. O noble Chicomolotl, arise, awake, leave us not unprotected on the
way, conduct us to the home of Tlaloc.
2. Arise, awake, leave us not unprotected on the way, conduct us to
the home of Tlaloc.
_Notes._
The goddess Chicomecoatl, "seven guests," was the deity who presided
over food and drink. Hence in the first verse she is referred to as
Chicomolotl, "seven ears of corn," and is spoken of as a guide to
Tlalocan, or the home of abundance.
Father Duran, who gives a long chapter on this goddess (_Historia_, cap.
92), translates her name "serpent of seven heads," and adds that she was
also called _Chalciucihuatl_, "Lady of the Emerald," and _Xilonen_,
"goddess of the tender ears of maize." Every kind of seed and vegetable
which served for food was under her guardianship, and hence her festival,
held about the middle of September, was particularly solemn. Her statue
represented her as a girl of about twelve years old.
[Illustration: TOTOCHTIN, THE RABBITS, GODS OF THE DRUNKARDS. HYMN XVII.]
XVII. _Totochtin incuic Tezcatzoncatl._
1. Yyaha, yya yya, yya ayya, ayya ouiya, ayya yya, ayya yya, yyauiyya,
ayya ayya, yya ayya, yya yya yye.
2. Coliuacan mauizpan atlacatl ichana, yya ayya, yyayyo.
3. Tezcatzonco tecpan teutl, macoc ye chocaya, auia, macaiui, macayui
teutl, macoc yye chocaya.
4. Auia axalaco tecpanteutl, macoc yye chocaya, macayui, macayui
teutl, macoc yye chocaya.
_Var._ 3. Tezcatzoncatl tepan. 4. Axalaca.
_Gloss._
1. Y tlauelcuic, tlauelcuica.
2. Coliuacan mauizpa tlacatlichana, _q.n._, in tlacatl, _id est_,
octli ompa ichan ni colhoacan. Mauizpa, _q.n._, temamauhtican.
3. Tezcatzonco tecpanteutl, _q.n._, ye choca in omacoc teutl
tezcatzonco tecpan, _id est_, octli. Quimonacayotia in teutl. Macaiui
teutl, _q.n._, macamo omatoni in teutl, _id est_, octli, ye choca cayamo
ynemac.
4. Aia axalaco tecpanteutl, _q.n._, axala in tecpanteutl. Ye choca yn
omacoc, _id est_, octli axalatecpan, ye choca in omacoc, macamo omaco ni
ye choca cayamo ynemac.
_Hymn to Tezcatzoncatl Totochtin._
1. Alas! alas! alas! alas! alas! alas!
2. In the home of our ancestors this creature was a fearful thing.
3. In the temple of Tezcatzoncatl he aids those who cry to him, he
gives them to drink; the god gives to drink to those who cry to him.
4. In the temple by the water-reeds the god aids those who call upon
him, he gives them to drink; the god aids those who cry unto him.
_Notes._
Tezcatzoncatl was one of the chief gods of the native inebriating
liquor, the pulque. Its effects were recognized as most disastrous, as
is seen from his other names, _Tequechmecaniani_, "he who hangs people,"
and _Teatlahuiani_, "he who drowns people." Sahagun remarks, "They
always regarded the pulque as a bad and dangerous article." The word
_Totochtin_, plural of _tochtli_, rabbit, was applied to drunkards, and
also to some of the deities of special forms of drunkenness.
The first verse is merely a series of lamentations. The second speaks of
the sad effects of the pulque in ancient times. (On Colhuacan see Notes
to Hymn XIII.)
[Illustration: ATLAUA, SINGING AND DANCING. HYMN XVIII.]
XVIII. _Atlaua Icuic._
1. Auia nichalmecatl, nichalmecatl, neçaualcautla, neçaualcautla, olya
quatonalla olya.
2. Ueya, ueya, macxoyauh quilazteutl y tlapani macxoyauh.
3. Nimitz acatecunotzaya, chimalticpao moneçoya nimitzacatecunotzaya.
4. Ayac nomiuh timalla aytolloca nacatl nomiuh aca xeliui timalla.
5. Tetoma amo yolcana tlamacazquinte tometl, açan axcan ye
quetzaltototl, nic ya izcaltiquetla.
6. Y yopuchi noteuh atlauaquetl, aça naxcan ye quetzaltototl, nic ya
izcaltiquetla.
1. Neçaualcactla. 2. Itlamani. 4. Aitollaca acatl. Timalli. 5. Tetonac
amo yolcana tlamacaz quin tetometl.
_Gloss._
1. _Q.n._, ynichalmecatl, yn ineçaualac oqixicauhteuac y nioholti, y
nioya, ixquatechimal iquatunal.
2. _Q.n._, ma xiyauh ti quilazteutl, momactemi in macxoyauh.
3. _Q.n._, iniquac onimitznotz, mochimalticpac timiçoya.
4. _Q.n._, atle nomiuh yc notimaloa, ca uel itoloc in acatl nomiuh, yn
acatl xeliui yc ninotimaloa.
5. _Q.n._, oncan euac in tetuman nitlacochtetumetl. Auh inaxcan ye
quetzaltotol inic ni tlazcaltia.
6. _Q.n._, tiacauh in oteuh in atlaua, auh inaxcan yuhqui quetzaltotol
in nitlazcaltia.
_The Hymn of Atlaua._
1. I Chalmecatl, I Chalmecatl, I leave behind my sandles, I leave my
sandles and my helmet.
2. Go ye forth and follow the goddess Quilaztli, follow her
3. I shall call upon thee to arise when among the shields, I shall
call upon thee to arise.
4. I boast of my arrows, even my reed arrows, I boast of my arrows,
not to be broken.
5. Arrayed in priestly garb, take the arrow in thy hand, for even now
I shall arise and come forth like the quetzal bird.
6. Mighty is my god Atlaua; truly I shall arise and come forth like
the quetzal bird.
_Notes._
_Atlaua_, mentioned by Olmos, who translates the word "Master of
waters," is a divinity of whom little is known. The derivation from
_atlatl_, arrow, would seem more appropriate to the words of this hymn.
_Chalmecatl_, used as a synonym in v. 1, appears to be from _chalania_,
to beat, to strike, as a drum.
On _Quilaztli_ see notes to Hymn XIII.
XIX. _Macuilxochitl Icuic._
1. Ayya, yao, xochitlycaca umpan iuitza tlamacazecatla tlamocoyoalca.
2. Ayya, yao, ayo intinotzicaya teumechaue oya, yao, tlauizcalac
yacallea tlamacazecatlo tlamocoyoualca.
3. Tetzauhteutla notecuyo tezcatlipuca quinanquilican çinteutla, oay.
4. Tezcatzonco moyolca ayyaquetl yya tochin quiyocuxquia noteuh,
niquiyatlacaz, niquiyamamaliz, mixcoatepetl colhoacan.
5. Tozquixaya, nictzotzoniyao, yn tezcatzintli tezcatzintli
tezcaxocoyeua, tzoniztapaliati tlaoc xoconoctlia ho, a.
1. Tlamocoioaleua. 5. Tozquiuaia. Tzoniztapalatiati.
_Gloss._
1. _Q.n._, ompa nochan in xochitlicacan in itlamacazqui ni
macuilxochitl.
2. _Q.n._, motilinia in tinoçi in ompa titlaecoltilozque umpa tochan
ez.
3. _Q.n._, yn tetzauitl in tezcatlipoca ca oyaque auh ynic tiui umpa
titlananquilizque in centeotl.
4. Tezcatzonco moyolcan, _q.n._, tezcatzonco oyol in tochtli ynic yaz,
oquiyocux, oquipic, y noteuh oquito nittlaçaz, nicmamaliz, in
mixcoatepetl colhoacan, _id est_, nictepeuaz.
5. Tozquixaya nictzotzomiao, _q.n._, nictzotzona, in tezcatzintli
oncan nexa in tezcatzonco, oncan oyol tzoniztapalatiati ocxoni ni octli.
_Hymn to Macuilxochitl._
1. Yes, I shall go there to-night, to the house of flowers; I shall
exercise the priestly office to-night.
2. We labor in thy house, our mother, from dawn unto night, fulfilling
the priestly office, laboring in the night.
3. A dreadful god is our god Tezcatlipoca, he is the only god, he will
answer us.
4. His heart is in the Tezcatzontli; my god is not timid like a hare
nor is he peaceable; I shall overturn, I shall penetrate the Mixcoatepec
in Colhuacan.
5. I sing, I play on an instrument, I am the noble instrument, the
mirror; I am he who lifts the mirror; I cry aloud, intoxicated with the
wine of the tuna.
_Notes._
As before stated (Notes to Hymn VIII), Macuilxochitl is another title of
the flower-god Xochipilli.
XX. _Yacatecutli icuic._
1. Anomatia aytoloc, anomatia aytoloc, tzocotzontla aytoloc,
tzocotzontla anomatia aytoloc.
2. Pipitla aytoloc, pipitla anomatia aytoloc, cholotla aytoloc,
pipitla anomatia aytoloc.
3. Tonacayutl nicmaceuh aça naxcan noquacuillo atliyollo,
nechualyauicatiaque xalli itepeuhya.
4. Chalchiuhpetlacalco ni naxcan aça naxcan noquacuillo, atliyollo
nechualyauicatiaque xalli itepeuhya.
_Gloss._
1. Anomatia, _q.n._, amo nixpan in omito yauyutl inic otepeualoc
tzocotzontla, amo nomatia in omito yauyutl.
2. Pipitla aytoloc, _q.n._, ynic tepeualoc pipitla amo nicmati inic
omito yauyutl, in cholotla ic otepeualloc amo nixpan ynic oyautlatolloc.
3. Tonacayutl nicmaceuh, _q.n._, yn tonacayutl inic onicmaçeuh
ayaxcan, onechualhuicaque in oquacuiloan in xochayutl, in çoqniayutl in
teuelteca, quimilhui in iquintonaz tlatuiz anoquacuiloan ayezque. Xalli
tepeuhya, _id est_, tlalocan. Quilmach chalchiuhpetlacalli in quitepeuh
inic tepeuh.
4. Chalchiuhpetlacalco ninaxcan, _q.n._, onca ninotlati in chalchiuh
petlacalco. Ayaxcan ynechualhuicatiaque yn oquacuiloan atliyoloa in umpa
tlallocan.
_Hymn to Yacatecutli._
1. I know not what is said, I know not what is said, what is said
about Tzocotzontlan, I know not what is said about Tzocotzontlan.
2. I know not what is said of Pipitlan, what is said of Pipitlan, nor
what is said of Cholollan, what of Pipitlan, of Pipitlan.
3. Now I seek our food, proceeding to eat it and to drink of the
water, going to where the sand begins.
4. Now I go to my beautiful house, there to eat my food, and to drink
of the water, going to where the sand begins.
_Notes._
The god Yacatecutli, whose name means "lord of travelers," or "the lord
who guides," was the divinity of the merchants. Sahagun (_Historia_,
Lib. I, cap. 19) and Duran (_Historia_, cap. 90) furnish us many
particulars of his worship.
The hymn is extremely obscure, containing a number of archaic words, and
my rendering is very doubtful. The writer of the Gloss is, I think, also
at fault in his paraphrase. The general purpose of the hymn seems to be
that of a death-song, chanted probably by the victims about to be
sacrificed. They were given the sacred food to eat, as described by
Duran, and then prepared themselves to undergo death, hoping to go to
"the beautiful house," which the Gloss explains as Tlalocan, the
Terrestrial Paradise.
GLOSSARY.
A
A, prefix, negative, or positive prefix, = _atl_, water.
Acatecunotzaya, XVIII, 3. Equivalent, according to the Gloss, to
_onimitznotz_.
Acatona, XVI, 1, 2. For _ac a tonan_. _See_ v. 2.
Acatonalaya, III, 5. From _acatl_, reed (?).
Achalchiuhtla, XV, 3. Comp. of _atl_, and _chalchiuitl_.
Achtoquetl, XV, 3, 4. In the first place, first.
Acxolma, XIII, 2. Apparently related to _acxoyatl_, wild laurel.
Açan, XIII, 3. Much, many times.
Aça naxcan, XVIII, 5, 6; XX, 3, 4. Only now, for _çan axcan_.
Ahuia, II, 1. An interjection.
Amanteca, I, 5. Workers in mechanic arts (Molina), especially feathers
(Sahagun).
Amapanitl, III, 1. _Panitl_, banner, flag, with possessive pronoun.
Amo, _adv._, no, not, negative; _pron._, your.
Anauhcampa, III, 1. "To all four quarters of the water," i.e., in all
directions.
Anneuaya, III, 2. Poetic for _in nehuatl_, "ego ipse."
Annotata, III, 4. Poetic for _in no-tauan_, my forefathers.
Annotequina, III, 3. According to the Gloss, equivalent to _in tino
teuh_, thou my god.
Annoteua, III, 2. Poetic for _in no-teuh_, my lord.
Anomatia, XX, 1. Not to know, to be ignorant of.
Aoyequene, III, 1. For _aoc yequene_, "and also no one."
Apana, XV, 2. Comp. of _atl_, water, and _pani_, upon, postpos.
Aquamotla, III, 5. From _quammomotla_, to play ball (?).
Aquitoloc, II, 1. A negative, _itoa_, to say, to tell, in the passive
preterit.
Ateucuitlatl, XV, 3. Golden water. Comp. of _atl_, and _teocuitlatl_.
Atilili, VIII, 2. _Atilia_, to become clear or light.
Atl, XIV, 4. Water. In composition, _a_.
Atliyollo, XX, 3, 4. From _atli_, to drink water. (?)
Aua, III, 7. An interjection (?).
Auatic, IV, 6. Mistress of the waters (_atl_, water).
A-uetztini, XI, 2. From _uetzi_, to fall; "your fall," "your destruction."
Auiallo, XIV, 7. From _auia_, to be content, to rejoice.
Axalaco, XVII, 4. From _axalli_, a water plant, and loc. term. _co_.
Ayac, I, 1, _et sæpe_. Nobody, no one.
Ayauh, III, 6. Fog, mist; compound form of _ayauitl_.
Ayauhcalcatl, VI, 6. One who has charge of the mist. Compare
_tepancalcatl_, a gardener.
Ayailicalo, III, 6. From _ayauh_, _calli_, the house of mist, but the
Gloss renders it by _auicalo_, the fresh, dewy house (cf.
Sah., p. 150).
Aylhuiçolla, III, 2. Derived by the Gloss from _ilhuice_, more, hence,
to make to grow, to increase.
Ayouica, VI, 5. For _ayaic_, never.
Aytoloc, XVIII, 4; XX, 1, 2. From _itoa_, to say, to tell, with negative
prefix.
Ayya, I, 1, _et sæpe_; also in the forms _yya_, _ya_, _yyo_, _yye_,
_aya_, _ayyo_, etc. An interjection, or shout.
C
Ca. 1. And, also. 2. To be.
Ça, Çan, VII, 1. Only, solely.
Cacauantoc, VI, 5. Reduplicated from _caua_, to cease, stop, leave off.
Cacauatla, XI, 2. "Among the cacao trees."
Calli, I, 5, 6. House; _calipan_, in the house.
Cana, XII, 1. Somewhere.
Cane, XII, 1. For _ca nel_, and truly.
Caqui, VIII, 2. To hear, to listen.
Caquia, II, 1. From _caqui_, to hear.
Catlachtoquetl, III, 3. Apparently compounded of the interrogative
_catli_ and _tlacatl_, man, mortal; what mortal?
Catella, III, 4. For _catel_; who indeed?
Caua, XIV, 7; XV, 2. To cease, to stop; to surpass; to lay down.
Ce, I, 2; XV, 4. One, a, an.
Cenpoliuiz, XIII, 7. From _cempoliui_, to perish wholly.
Centeutl, VII, 6; VIII, 1, 5; XIV, 4; XIX, 3. Prop. name. The god of
maize.
Centla, XIII, 2. For _centli_, ear of corn, dried corn.
Centlalia, I, 5, 6. To assemble.
Chacalhoa, XIV, 11. For _chachaloa_, to tinkle, to resound.
Chalchimamatlaco, XV, 2. Compound of _chalchiuitl_, jade, turquoise;
hence of that color; _mama_, to carry; ref. to betake
oneself; _atl_, water; _co_, postposition.
Chalchimichuacan, XIV, 4. "The cerulean home of the fishes."
Chalchiuhecatl, XIV, 9. From _chalchiuitl_, jade; metaphorically,
anything precious.
Chalmecatl, XVIII, 1. From _chalani_, to beat, to strike. Apparently a
proper name.
Chalmecatecutli, XIII, 5. "Ruler of the (drum) beaters." Comp. v. 1.
Chalima, XIII, 1. Apparently for _chalani_, to strike, to beat,
especially a drum.
Chan, XVI, 1, 2; XVII, 2. House, home.
Chicauaztica, III, 6; XIII, 2, 3. Strongly, boldly, energetically.
Chicomoztoc, VII, 1. "At the seven caves." _See_ Notes to Hymn VII.
Chicomollotzin, XVI, 1. _See_ Notes, p. 59.
Chicueyocan, VI, 2. In eight folds. From _chicuei_, eight.
Chicunaui, IV, 6. Nine; but used generally in the sense of "many,"
"numerous."
Chimal, XI, 2. For _chimalli_, buckler, shield.
Chimalticpac, XVIII, 3. "Above the shield."
Chipuchica, V, 1. Metastasis for _ichpochtica_, from _ichpochtli_,
virgin.
Chiua, III, 3. To make, to form, to do.
Chocaya, III, 1, 7. From _choca_, to weep, to cry out.
Chocayotica, XII, 2. Adverbial from _choca_: "weepingly."
Cholola, XIV, 11; XX, 2. Proper name. "Place of the fugitives."
Cipactonalla, VIII, 2. From _tonalli_, the sun, day. Perhaps a proper
name.
Ciuatontla, VI, 6. For _ciuatontli_, little woman.
Coatepec, V, 1. At the _Coatepetl_, or Serpent Hill.
Cochina, XIV, 12. From _cochi_, to sleep.
Colhoa, XIII, 1. For _Colhoacan_, proper name.
Coliuacan, XVII, 2; XIX, 4. Proper name, for _Colhoacan_.
Cotiuana, X, 1. Probably for _xo(xi-on)titaana_, tie hands, join hands.
Coçauic, IV, 1, 2. Poetic for _coztic_, yellow; literally, "yellowed,"
from _coçauia_.
Cozcapantica, XII, 1. Adverbial, from _cozcatl_, a jewel, fig., an
infant.
Cozcapilla, XII, 4. From _cozcatl_, _pilli_, "jewel of a babe."
Cuecuechiuia, V, 2. From _cuecuechoa_, to shake.
Cuecuexi, XI, 3. From _cuecuechoa_, to shake.
Cueponi, IV, 1, etc. To bloom, to blossom.
Cuicatl, I, 1, _et sæpe_. Hymn, song. In compos., _cuic_.
E
Eztlamiyaual, III, 2. Apparently from _eztli_, blood, race, and
_tlamiauati_, to surpass, to excel.
H
Huia, II, 3. _See_ _Ahuia_.
Y