Nahuatl language
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Fernando Horcasitas Papers
Collection
Identifier: Manuscripts-Collection 68
Scope and Contents
1940-1980. Collection of personal and business papers, published works, drafts, research and field notes, and texts of Nahuatl plays and stories focusing on modern Nahuatl language and people, with a 19th century Atlixco manuscript and material on the dance of Moros and Cristianos. 6,200 pieces and 2,300 cards.The Fernando Horcasitas Papers reflect the interest and dedication of a man devoted for many years to various aspects of Mexican ethnohistory and linguistics, focusing...
Dates:
1940-1980
Juan de Santiago land title papers
File — Box 2, Folder: 25
Identifier: Manuscripts-Collection 49-(25)
Scope and Contents
April 4-12, 1614. Xerographic copy of a manuscript from the Minnesota State Historical Society archive concerning titles to the lands of Juan de Santiago and his wife, caciques of San Bartolom~Cuatlalpa [near Mexico CityJ. Half of the document is in Nahuatl; the other half a translation into Spanish. Ds.S. 29 pages.
Dates:
4-12 April, 1614
Nahuatl manuscript
File — Box 2, Folder: 21
Identifier: Manuscripts-Collection 49-(21)
Scope and Contents
16th century? Manuscript of unknown origin combining both Nahuatl and Spanish. It contains a long list of names. There is a partial transcription made prior to 1962 by an unknown person. 5 leaves 4°.
Dates:
16th century?
Pitch tone and the "saltillo"
File — Box 2, Folder: 18
Identifier: Manuscripts-Collection 49-(18)
Scope and Contents
1930. Detailed discussion of Nahuatl phonology, pitch tones, and the "saltillo," or type of glottal closure. Field work was conducted principally in Milpa Alta, Distrito Federal and in Tepoztlán, Mexico. Typed and A.D. 54 leaves.
Dates:
1930