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mamalhuaztli (constellation) (constellations, extraterrestrial bodies, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: A Nahua constellation also known by two other Nahuatl terms, Yohualteuctli and Yacahuiztli. Scholars have argued for various identifications with known asterisms. |
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mamalhuaztli (constellation) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,L,B)
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mamalhuaztli (constellation) (Classical Nahuatl-P,D,U,B)
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centzonhuitzahuac (C,U,Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl,UF,U)
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............ | alternate term |
centzonhuitzahuaqueh (C,U,Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl,UF,U)
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el taladro de fuego (C,U,Spanish,UF,U)
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mamalhoaztli (C,U,Classical Nahuatl,UF,U)
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............ | variant orthography |
The Fire Drill (constellation) (C,U,English,UF,U)
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yacatepoztli (C,U,undetermined,UF,U)
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.... Built Environment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ landscapes (environments) (G) |
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............................ mamalhuaztli (constellation) (G) |
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Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl ..... Ce tlaminaliztli nouhquiya tlaxmatilli ica omeh tzontlancayotl ica nahuatl, Yohualteuctli: señor de la noche huan Yacahuiztli. Ixtlamatinih quitlalqueh miac tlamanextiliztli ica miac tlaixmatilli. |
Spanish ..... Una constelación también conocida por otros dos términos náhuatl, Yohualteuctli y Yacahuiztli. Los académicos propusieron varias identificaciones con asterismos conocidos. |
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