[Nahuat-l] Tloc, Nahuac and Tlan

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-TLOC and -NAHUAC:

Near, beside, nearby, with.

They are used frequently together.

They are mostly used in a possessif formation.

Tonahuac, near or beside us.

Tlanahuac, nearby something.

Cuahuitl inahuac, near a tree.

Notloc xinemi, live with me.

The suffix -pa can be used after -tloc.

Notlocpa ximotlali, sit down nearby me.

The honour titles are -nahuactzinco and -tloctzinco.

Itloctzinco inahuactzinco ninemi in teuctli, I live beside the Lord.

Nahuac can be used on a nominal stem.

Nacalnahuac, nearby my house.

A lot of toponymes are made this way.

Cuauhnahuac, Cuernavaca (beside the trees)

Anahuac, name of the valley of Mexico (beside the water).

Tloc and nahuac, forming each a possessif noun, tloqueh nahuaqueh.

-TLAN

The suffix -tlan is exclusively used to form toponymes

Tollan, the suffixe -tlan with assimilation (l + tl = ll).

Lahun ik 62

Baert Georges

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