Nahuatl Rules

Question 1

I am eating

Answer 1

(Na) Nitlakwa

Question 2

I am drinking

Answer 2

(Na) Nitlaoni

Question 3

I am sleeping

Answer 3

(Na) Nikochi

Question 4

I am running

Answer 4

(Na) Nimotlaloa

Question 5

Add “ni” in front of a word as a prefix to say that “I am doing _____.” You can also add “ni” in front of a word to say “I am _____”

Examples: Nehnemi=Walk and Ninehnemi=I am walking
Tlakatl=Man and Nitlakatl=I am a man

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Drink (Telling someone to do action)

Answer 6

Xitlaoni

Question 7

Eat (Telling someone to do action)

Answer 7

Xitlakwa

Question 8

Sleep (Telling someone to do action)

Answer 8

Xikochi

Question 9

Run (Telling someone to do action)

Answer 9

Ximotlalo

Question 10

Walk (Telling someone to do action)

Answer 10

Xinehnemi

Question 11

Add “Xi” in front of a word as a prefix to “Tell someone to do certain action.” For words that end in “ia” or “oa”, you will take out the “a” at the end when using “Xi”

Examples: Motlaloa would be changed to Ximotlalo because it ends in “oa”
Tlaxkaloa>Xitlaxkalo
Motekipachoa>Ximotekipacho
Mosewia>Ximosewi

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Drink (Telling multiple people to do action)

Answer 12

Xitlaonikan

Question 13

Eat (Telling multiple people to do action)

Answer 13

Xitlakwakan

Question 14

Sleep (Telling multiple people to do action)

Answer 14

Xikochikan

Question 15

Run (Telling multiple people to do action)

Answer 15

Ximotlalokan

Question 16

Walk (Telling multiple people to do action)

Answer 16

Xinehnemikan

Question 17

Add “kan” at the end of word when telling multiple people to do an action.

Examples: Telling one person to go to sleep=Xikochi
Telling multiple people to go to sleep=Xikochikan
Telling one person to run=Ximotlalo
Telling multiple people to run=Ximotlalokan

Answer 17

True