gʼlazt

Pochutec

Etymology

Cognate with Classical Nahuatl Quilaztli (an epithet of the goddess Cihuacoatl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʔlast/

Noun

gʼlazt (plural quigʼlazquiʹt)

1. woman
2. (possessed) wife

Derived terms

• gʼlazpoʹl

References

• Boas, Franz (1917 July) “El Dialecto mexicano de Pochutla, Oaxaca”, in International Journal of American Linguistics (in Spanish), volume 1, number 1, →DOI, →JSTOR, pages 9–44
• Knab, Tim (1980 July) “When is a language really dead: The case of Pochutec”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 46, number 3, →DOI, →JSTOR, pages 230–233