taltusan

Pipil

Etymology

From tāl (“earth”) + *tūsan (“gopher”), from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tapusa. Compare Classical Nahuatl tōzan (“gopher”).

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): /taːlˈtuːsaŋ/

Noun

tāltūsan (plural tajtāltūsan)

pocket gopher
Ne taltusan kikwa ne kinia ne tiktukat
The pocket gopher eats the bananas we cultivate

Descendants

Spanish: taltuza

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