-teca (Verg11v)

-teca (Verg11v)
Element from a Compound

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the element -teca (an affiliation suffix) has been carved from the compound glyph for the personal name or ethnicity, Tlaltecatl (see below).

Source Manuscript: 
Date of Manuscript: 

1539

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

near Tepetlaoztoc, near Tetzcoco

Semantic Categories: 
Syntax: 
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Keywords: 

agua, mentón, sufijo de afiliación

Glyph or Iconographic Image: 
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s): 
Image Source: 
Image Source, Rights: 

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