Chapter M

Machete, Sp. prov. A heavy knife, or sort of cutlass (a
Biscayan word). See page 81.

Macho, Sp. A male of any animal, especially of a mule; used
generally for mule in the Güegüence.

Macho-raton, Sp. Literally, "the male mouse," but in
Nicaragua applied to a fantastic costume, and hence to
the play, or _baile_, in which it is worn. See page
xlvii. It may also mean a mouse-colored jack.

Maneca, Nah. From _mana_, to make maize cakes, or tortillas;
_manacan_, one who likes to make such (cf. Carochi,
_Gram. Mex._, p. 136).

Maneta, Nah. Probably the imperative form of _nextia_ (_mâ
xi nextia_), to show, to disclose or inform.

Mascamayagua. Nah. A compound of _maxca_ (== _mo, axca_)
thine, it is thine (literally, thy thing), and
_mayacuele_, the optative particle, or else _ma ayc
caui_, thine always. It is evidently equivalent to
"yours to command," "at your service," etc.

Matamagueso, _see_ Tumaguiso.

Matateco, Nah. Slightly altered form of _matataca_, to beg,
to pray, possibly by the addition of the Spanish
personal pronoun, I, "yo."

Mayagua, _or_ Mayague, Nah. Apparently the sign of the
optative, _mayacuele_, and expressive of a wish;
_yecuel_, in Nah., also conveys the idea of promptness
and earliness (Carochi, _Gram. Mex._, p. 175).

Melague, _or_ Melagua, Nah. A form of _melaua_, to say
clearly, to speak openly. The termination _que_, in
Nah., marks the plural of certain nouns and tenses.

Miscuales, Nah. From _miequilia_, to prosper, augment,
increase.

Mispiales, Nah. From _miecpialia_, to watch over, guard,
protect. In both the above words, the prefix is _miec_,
much, used as an intensive particle.

Mo, Nah. Second person, sing., of the inseparable possessive
pronoun, _no_, my, _mo_, thy, _y_, his, _to_, our,
_amo_, your, _yn_, their. _Mo_ is also the reflexive
pronoun of the third person singular, and appears to be
occasionally used in the Güegüence as the possessive of
the third person, probably from analogy with the Spanish
_su_.

Mocegua, _or_ Mosegua, Nah. Apparently from _mocenchiua_, to
unite in doing something. The _n_ is euphonic, the
composition being _ce_, one, and _achiua_, to do.

Mohino, Sp. Applied to a mule proceeding from a stud and a
jenny; also, peevish, cross.

Mollule, _or_ Muyule, Nah. Apparently from _molotl_, smart,
clever, crafty; itself a derivative from _yollo_, able,
ingenious, talented.

Monistilco, Nah. Apparently from _monetli_, son-in-law, with
the postposition _co_, for, by, etc.

Mosamonte, Nah. _mocemati_, presumptuously, too boldly.

Motales, _or_ Motalce, Nah. Derivatives, apparently, from
_motlaloa_, to run, to carry messages, with the
signification messengers.

Motel, Nah. p. 38. An interrogative negative particle,
properly _monel_.

Moto, Sp. prov. Noisy, rowdyish; a noisy, blustering person.
"El muchacho mal criado que motea." (Berendt, _La Lengua
Castellana de Nicaragua_, MSS.)

Muchintes, The Sp. _mucho_, much, with the Nah. augmentative
termination _tzin_, == very much, very extensive. Or
else, the pure Nah. _muchintin_, all, plural of
_muchi_.--Olmos, _Gram. Nahuatl_, p. 48.

Mudanzas, Sp. prov. The motions in a dance.

Muyule, _see_ Mollule.

N

Necana, Nah. From _nequanaliztli_, dancing motions, as are
used in _bailes_.

Neganeme, _see_ Asaniganeme.

Negua, Nah. If a separate word, this is probably from
_neci_, to disclose oneself, to show oneself; it is,
however, a doubtful expression.

Negualigua, Nah. From _necuilhuia_, to bargain, to deal for.

Neme, Nah. From _nemi_, to live, to be (Sp. _estar_), to
dwell.

Nemo, _see_ Niqui.

Niqui, Nah. Found in the construction _nemo niqui_, which
should probably read _ni monequi_, it is proper for me,
becoming or necessary. Sp. _me conviene_.

Nistipampa, Nah. The postposition _pampa_, _ixtli_, the
face, and the first possessive pronoun _no_. The
compound means "I, present," or "in my presence."
Carochi, _Gram. Mex._, p. 45.

No, Nah. First person, singular, of the inseparable
possessive pronoun. See _mo_. It is also used for the
Spanish negative, _no_, not, throughout the play.

Ñonguan, page 28. An unknown word which, from its initial
nasal, has the appearance of being from the Mangue
tongue, in which this sound is very common.

O

Opa, Nah., _oppa_, twice.

P

Pachaca, Nah. A derivative from _pachiui_, to stuff with
food, to satisfy the appetite, etc. The verbal nouns
ending in _ca_ or _can_ usually signify place where,
but this is to be considered a verbal adjective, from
the pluperfect _pachiuhca_.

Pachigue, _or_ Pachiguete, Nah. From _pachiuitia_, to
satisfy a person. The frequent expression, _pachigue no
pachiguete_, should probably be punctuated _pachigue_?
_No pachigutee_, == Satisfied? No, you do not satisfy
me.

Paguala, p. 36, Nah. A truncated word. Compare _a sones
sepaguala_, p. 34, and _a sonesepa negualigua_, p. 28.

Palegue, _see_ Panegue.

Palparesia, Nah. From _papal_, or _papallotl_, talk,
conversation. Sp. _parleria_. No doubt an onomatopoietic
word, like the English babble, Hebrew, Babel, which it
resembles, both in pronunciation and meaning.

Paltechua, Nah. From _paleuhqui_, favorable, advantageous or
appropriate things. See page 76.

Paneguia, _or_ Panegue, _or_ Palegue, Nah. From _panauia_,
to get the better of another, to overcome, conquer. The
termination, _gue_, or _guia_, in this and other verbal
forms, is one of past time in the Nahuatl. See Carochi,
_Gram. Mex._, p. 54.

Peinador, p. 70. Perhaps the Spanish word so spelled, which
means a hairdresser, and hence an effeminate person. But
it may be a Spanish form from the Nah. _pinauhtia_, to
put another to the blush, or out of countenance, the
compulsive form of _pinaua_, to be ashamed.

Perico ligero, Sp. prov. In Nicaragua, the night-monkey,
_Cercoleptes caudivolvulus_, which has sharp claws. It
is elsewhere applied to a species of parrot, and to the
bee bear, _Myrmecophaga_, (Berendt, _Lengua Castellana
de Nicaragua_, MSS).

Petaca, Nah. From _petlacalli_, a box, trunk or chest;
especially a square basket, with a lid; "cajon
quadrangular con tapa, hecho de palma" (Berendt, _id_).

Petate, Nah., _petlatli_, the native rug or mat, woven of
palm leaves or rushes.

Pilse, Nah., _piltzin_, son, vocative, _piltze_. See page
75.

Polluse, _or_ Poyuse, Nah. Apparently a form of poa, to
tell, relate, give an account, preterit, _pouh_,
_pouhca_.

Q

Qui, Sp., who; also at times for Sp. _aqui_, here.

Quichuas, Nah. Probably a derivative from _achiua_, to do or
make. Compare _Lichua_.

Quilis, Nah., _qualli_, good, well.

Quinimente, Nah., _quin_, he, those, _aquin_, who. It would
seem to be a demonstrative form, but its analysis is
obscure.

Quinquimagua, Nah. A compound of _macua_, to give, to
concede, with the pronouns _quin_ or _aquin_.

R

Rebiatar, Sp. prov. To tie behind, as the muleteers tie one
mule in the line to the mule in front of it.

Recua, Sp. prov. A team, or line, of mules.

Remates, Sp. prov. The finishing steps, or closing figures
of a dance.

Riñonada. The hinder portion of a horse or mule, over which
passes one of the harness straps.

Rujeros, Sp. prov. for _rugidos_, bellowings or shoutings.
The name of a tune.

S

Sagua, p. 34. A mutilated word; see _Melague_.

Sapatetas, Sp. prov. for _zapatetas_, from _zapato_, a shoe.
Shoe-slappings, the name of the figures in a rough,
noisy dance.

Samo, Nah., p. 8. Probably some compound of _amo_, no, not.

Semula, Sp. prov. for _similar_, like, similar to.

Seno, Sp. prov. for _sin_, without.

Sepaguala, Nah. See _Paguala_.

Sepanegaligua, Nah. A compound of _calaquia_, to enter, with
some prefix, as _cepan_, together, or _ixpan_, in the
presence of some one.

Sesule, Nah. A compound of _tçulli_, good for nothing,
worthless, perhaps with _ce_, one, or _te_, some one. It
is an adjective, applied in a depreciatory manner to the
Güegüence.

Sicana, Nah. See _Cana_.

Silguerio, Sp. prov. for _xilguero_, a linnet, or thrush.

Simocague, Nah. Imperative form of _mocaua_, to pause,
suspend, cease. See page 75.

Sobornal, Sp. The excess or addition to a load.

Sones, Sp. Tunes, music.

T

Tatita, Sp. Little papa. A diminutive of endearment. It
could also be derived from the Nah. _tatli_, father.

Tecetales, _or_ Tesetales, Nah. From _tetzauia_, to be a
shame, to be scandalous.

Tecomajoche, Nah., _tecomatl_, vase, _xochitl_, flower; a
tree bearing small white flowers, a species of
_Plumiera_, allied to the East Indian "temple tree."

Teguane, Nah. Form of _tehuantin_, pronoun, first person
plural, we, us.

Ticino, Nah., _ticitl_, a native doctor, a charlatan; one
who casts lots for divination; a personal form, from
_ticiti_, might be _ticitoni_.

Tiguala, Nah. A compound of _ti_, thou, and _qualli_, good
or well. See note, page 75.

Tiguita, Nah. A word of uncertain meaning, pages 46, 48, in
the phrase _mollule tiguita_. It may be a first person
plural, from _quixtia_, _tic quixtia_, we do our duty,
we do our best.

Timaguas, Nah. Either from _temaca_, to give something to
another; or from _temachti_, a teacher, an instructor.

Tin, Sp. A form for _tener_, to have. It stands in different
passages for _tiene_, _tenemos_, and _tienen_, and is a
good illustration of the wearing away of forms in this
mixed dialect.

Tinderia, Sp. for _tenderia_, a shop, booth or tent, in
which wares are displayed for sale.

Totolatera, Nah. From _tototl_, a bird or fowl; _petaca
totolatera_, a basket for carrying fowls.

Tumaguiso, Nah. A compound of _tuma_, to untie, open, and
_quiça_, a verbal termination, which signifies a
performance of the action of the verb to which it is
added.--Olmos, _Gram. Nah._, p. 157.

Tumiles, Nah. An adjective from the same root as
_tomanaliztli_, fatness, corpulence, and signifies
abounding, abundant.

Tunal, Sp. prov., from a Haytian (Arawack) word. It means a
plantation of the native American cactus figs, or
prickly pears. See page 80.

Tupile, Nah. An officer of justice, an alcalde or alguacil.
From _topilê_, he who carries a staff; _topilli_, staff,
this being the badge of the office.