The Last Oxen Wagon of La Empalizada (Kwawitkulaltan) in Santa Ana, El Salvador
In early December I had the pleasure and privilege of following Ricardo Antonio Estrada Flores around one morning. He was born in 1942 and he has been driving a wagon for more than 40 years. Check out the video I was able to make.
Demonyms in Nawat ipal Kuskatan
Here we will talk about how to use and create demonyms (gentilicios) in Nawat from what is now El Salvador. -Chanej The suffix –chanej is added to toponyms as follows: x-chanej, xchanej. X being any given town/city/country. to create a word that essentially means “dweller, resident, or a person from x.” Typically this is only […]
Sharing a Recipe from Kushkatan in A Gathering Basket
I am happy to announce that we were able to share knowledge about Atul Shukuk (Atol Chuco) and Sinti (Maiz) via A Gathering Basket by the I-Collective. I got together with Nantzin Sixta from Witzapan (Santo Domingo de Guzman) and we shared some awesome information about the importance of maiz to Kujkuskatanchanejket (people from Kushkatan). […]
Kan Kalaki Tunal (Where the Sun Enters)
Nawat Spanish English Tunal tit, tunal titKan kalaki tunal nuteku tutekunechkukua, nechkukuakan kalaki tunal nuyulu nuyulu mikia nemi tunal tit (x2) metzneki metzneki chukatunal tit, tunal tit, tunal ma’ shu(x2) Kan kalaki tunal nuteku tutekunechkukua, nechkukuakan kalaki tunalnuyulu nuyulu mikia nemi tunal tit (x2) Fuego de Sol, Fuego de solDonde se mete el sol mi […]
Ne Tajtapual tik Nawat ipal Kushkatan (1-10) Numbers in Nawat
Below you will find a video with pronunciation of the Numbers in Nawat from one to ten. This is a great tool for kids to learn.
Subjective Pronouns in Nawat ipal Kuskatan (Nawat from El Salvador)
English Nawat I Naja Ni-X You Taja Ti-X He/Him/Her Yaja (-)X Us Tejemet Ti-X-(pl) You All Anmejemet An-X-(pl) They Yejemet (-)X-(pl) You can plug in any intransitive verb or noun for X, and you can construct a sentence. For instance, Siwat, which means woman. Naja nisiwat, is I am a woman. Tejemet tisiwamet, is we […]
Titajtaketzakan ipanpa ne Nawat: Revitalizing and Protecting Native Language and Culture in Kuskatan (Western El Salvador)
Titajtaketzakan ipanpa ne Nawat: Revitalizing and Protecting Native Language and Culture in Kuskatan (Western El Salvador) 4/28/2021 2:00PM ET / 12:00 PM (El Salvador) Enlace de Registro/Registration Link El Centro de la Comunidad IndÃgena y la Facultad de Historia en Virginia Tech tienen el gran placer de presentar un seminario virtual sobre la estimulación de […]
Numbers in Nawat
Arabic Numeral Nawat 1 Se 2 Ume 3 Yei 4 Nawi 5 Makwil 6 Chikwasen 7 Chikume 8 Chikwey 9 Chiknawi 10 Majtakti 11 Majtakti se 12 Majtakti ume 13 Majtakti yei 14 Majtakti nawi 15 Kashtul 16 Kashtul se 17 Kashtul ume 18 Kashtul yei 19 Kashtul nawi 20 Se Pual 25 Se Pual […]