American Indian and Indigenous Community Center at Virginia Tech – Virtual Lunch Speaker Series
As the faculty fellow for the American Indian and Indigenous Community Center at Virginia Tech I have organized three talks for the Fall 2020 Semester. Please join us. See the flyers below. Rapper Tall Paul
Día de Muertos at Virginia Tech
Ahuacamolli
Ahuacamolli, often hispanized or anglicized as GUACAMOLE is one of the best things on the planet. The word is Nahuatl for “eating avocado with peppers,” or really, “a sauce made with or from avocado.” Ingredients 2 large Ripe Avocados, or four small ripe avocados 1 Lime Salt 1 Bunch of Cilantro 1 tomato Jalapeno Step […]
Chilmolli
This recipe is simple, delicious, and fun. The word chilmolli is Nahuatl for ground chilli salsa. Modern speakers of Mexican Spanish would call this same sauce pico de gallo or salsa fresca depending on the region. If the sauce is blended or mashed in a molcajete it would become a salsa roja. Ingredients 1 jalapeño […]
The Archivo General de la Nacion Now Lets You Reserve Documents for Consultation Online
The AGN has released a new program that allows you to reserve documents you wish to consult online. You can pick which documents you want to see, and you can pick the day and time you will be visiting the AGN. Things you will need: Your AGN researcher ID number The full reference number […]
How to Pluralize Nouns in Early Modern Nahuatl
Pluralization In the Nahuatl Language you only pluralize animate objects and inanimate objects that are metaphorically animate. Nouns ending with -tl (-h, -meh) One option is -h, which can be difficult because documents from the sixteenth and seventeenth century do not always include this suffix at the end of a word. Another […]
SCRM, Sacra, Católica, Real Majestad
Anyone poking around in early modern royal-documents from Spain, particularly from the sixteenth century, will come across “S.C.R.M.” SCRM comes from SCCRM, a phrase that Charles V of Spain started using when he became the Holy Roman Emperor (Crowned by the Pope in 1530). SCCRM stands for “Sacra Cesárea Católica Real Majestade” (Holy, Imperial, […]
Getting Acquainted with Nahuatl Nouns
If you are a beginner, start with this lesson, and keep in mind that I am discussing Early Modern Nahuatl from the Valley of Mexico, other dialects will vary. Subsequent lessons will build upon this lesson. For tips on how to pronounce Nahuatl, click here. For other Nahuatl resources, click here. What is a […]
Nahuatl Lesson: Abstract Nouns — the -liztli and -iztli suffixes
Abstract nouns – -liztli, and -iztli suffixes This lesson will only cover abstract nouns in Early Modern Nahuatl, not contemporary dialects. An abstract noun is a noun that cannot be seen or touched. It can be a quality (beauty), a state (hope and death), or an idea (freedom and education). The English language, like many […]
Tips on Pronouncing Nahuatl
This page is intended for academic use as a tool to help students hear a native speaker of Nahuatl (Catalina de la Cruz Cruz) pronounce words and phrases. None of the files on this page or the rest of the site should be used without prior consent, and can never be used for commercial purposes. […]
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