f. 15r., gloss (”totlaçotatzin temahtiani”)

f. 15r., gloss (”totlaçotatzin temahtiani”)

This gloss identifies the friar as “our venerable teacher.”

Translations and Transcriptions

Spanish Translation

[f. 15r., Nahuatl-to-Spanish translation by Florencio Barrera:] Nuestro venerable padre [temahtiani]

English Translation

[f. 15r., Nahuatl-to-English translation by Stephanie Wood:] Our venerable father [temachtiani]. [Note: we are translating “temachtiani” as teacher, although this term was often used in the sixteenth century, after contact, to refer to the doctrinero, i.e. the Spanish friar who worked with indigenous students.]

Analytic Transcription

[f. 15r., Transcription of the Nahuatl by Florencio Barrera:] totlazotatzin temahtiani

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Spanish Translation

[f. 15r., Nahuatl-to-Spanish translation by Florencio Barrera:] Nuestro venerable padre [temahtiani]

English Translation

[f. 15r., Nahuatl-to-English translation by Stephanie Wood:] Our venerable father [temachtiani]. [Note: we are translating “temachtiani” as teacher, although this term was often used in the sixteenth century, after contact, to refer to the doctrinero, i.e. the Spanish friar who worked with indigenous students.]

Analytic Transcription

[f. 15r., Transcription of the Nahuatl by Florencio Barrera:] totlazotatzin temahtiani

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