Huichol is a language used by the Native American tribe known as Huichol, who live south of the Sierra Madre de México. The Huichol language belongs to the Uto-Aztec language family to which the Nahualt language also belongs.
Huichol is close to the Cora language, which has been widely studied. The term Huichol is the Spanish interpretation of the name of the language, however, the tribe calls their language Tewi Niukiyari which means "the words of the people."
Artisan women of the Huichol tribe.
List of Huichol words and their meaning in Spanish
Currently there are several publications that present the definition of various words from Huichol to other languages, including Spanish.
Some Huichol words and their equivalent in Spanish are:
Cacaríya: Sweet
Cacúni: Box, Drawer
Canári: Guitar
Canarivíya: Playing the guitar
Canúva: Boat
Bonnet: Coffee
Caríma, Nasaníme: Strong
Cimíya, Xitéra: Cut
Cina: Husband
Cixáiya: Heating by the fire
Ciyé: Tree
Cuaimuxári: Foam
Cuaiyá: Eat
Cuitáxi: Correa
Cuxéya: Messenger
Cuyá: Revolution, War
Cuyéicame: Stranger, stranger
Háca: Hunger
Hacamíya: Be hungry
Hacuíeca: God who lives in the sea, who makes the earth disintegrate in the time of water.
Hai: What? What?
Haiyá: Swelling, Swelling
Haniiya: Bring water
Hapániya: Drag things
Haravéri: Garden, orchard
Haruánari: Smooth, slippery
Hása: Ax
Hasí, ´imiari: Seed
Hásua, hásuácua: On another day, never
Hasúcari: Sugar
Hatáimari: Wash the face
Háxu: Mud
There is: Enter
Hepáina: Similar to him, like him
Hiavíya, hiavárica, niuqui, xasíca: Talk
Hiricá: Save
Hiváta: Feast of sowing, the last of the annual cycle, which is celebrated in June
Hivári: Scream
Hiveríca: Sad, sad
Hucá, Huriepa, Yuriépa: Stomach
Huiyá: Lying down
I fled: Way
Máca: Mass ceremonial objects
Mairicá: Begin
Maiveríca: Hurt
Mom: Arm
Maráica: Aura
Maríca: Being
Marima: Watch out
Matéicari: Put your hand
Matíari: Beginning, first
Maveriya: Not having
Máxa cuaxí: God who lives in the east
Maiquiriya, miquieriya, Miriya: Giving
Méripai: Previously, before
Miqui mu'úya: Skull
Naisáta: On both sides
Nanáiya, ´inánai: Buy
Naquiya: Find, fit, like
Naxí: Lime, ash
Néma: Liver
Niyé: Son, Daughter
Núiya, ´aríca, ´axíya: Arrive
Pa: Bread
Parevíya: Help
Pasica, Pasiyarica: Change
Píya: Remove
Quéiya: Chew, chew, bite, sting
Quemári: Well arranged
Quemarica: Lighting
Quesínari: Walking on foot
Queyá: Put, put, lift, stop, step
Qu: Home
Quiyá: Build a house
Siiríya: Bitter
Táca: Ball, fruit
Tácai: Yesterday
Tai: Fire
Taiyá: Burn
Tasíu: Rabbit
Taxáriya: Yellow
Tea: Hail
Temavíerica: Cheerful, joy
Teni, teta: Mouth
Tepia: Iron, Tool
Teuquíya: Cemetery
Tévi: People
Tixáiti: Something
Tíya: Turn off
Tuaxpiya: Hunt
Tupiríya: Herb
Tutu: Flower
Cow: Hen
Vacáxi: Cow
Vauríya, ´ívaurie: Search
Véiya: Hit, hit
Vevíya: Fabricate
Vieríca: Grab to lift
Vitéya: Chopping with an ax
Viyéri: Rain, rain
Xási: Trash
Xeiriya: Gathering many things or people
Xéri: Cold
Xevi: One
Xiqué: A little while ago
Xité: Claw
Xiri: Hot, hot
Xiriqui: Small ceremonial house
Xuavárica: Err
Xuráve: Star
Yeiya: Walk
Yuavíme: Blue
´écá: Air
´esá: Grain
´esi: Ugly
´esíca: Cook, cook
'Icú: Maiz
´iquáxi: Fruit
´Isiquína: Corner
´isári: Broth
´isárica: Knit
´ivá: Brother, sister
´ivári: Beard
´varic: Win
´íviya: Plant a garden
´ixumári: Cover with mud
´iya: Wife
´úha: Caña
´úna: Salt
´utá: Bed
´uxipíya: Rest.
References
- Grimes B. Grimes J. Semantic Distinctions in Huichol (Uto-Aztecan). Anthropologist, Source American. 2017; 64 (1): 104–114.
- Grimes J. (1954). Huichol-Spanish and Spanish-Huichol Dictionary. Summer Institute of Linguistics.
- Grimes J. Huichol Syntax. Institute / or Perception Research. 1964; 11 (1945): 316–318.
- John B. Huichol Phonemes. The University of Chicago. 2017; 11 (1): 31–35.
- Townsend, G. (1954). Huichol-Castilian, Castilian-Huichol vocabulary.