machtia

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Pipil

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Etymology

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From -mati ("to know") + -tia (causative). Compare Classical Nahuatl machtia (to teach).

Pronunciation

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  • (standard) IPA(key): /mat͡ʃˈti(j)a/
  • (Tacuba) IPA(key): /mat͡ʃˈtja/

Verb

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machtia

  1. (transitive, causative) to teach
    Nechmachtij nitaketza Nawat ne nunoya
    My grandmother taught me to speak Nawat (Pipil)
  2. (reflexive, causative) to learn, to study
    Tejkia ka nugustoj nimumachtia tapualmatilis
    I actually like studying mathematics

Derived terms

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