tlatoa (Mdz19r)

This glyph for tlahtoa (to speak) is not distinguishable from the speech scroll that is used to express the word nahuatl (language or an agreeable sound). See the various and much more common uses of the turquoise-colored speech scroll in the attestations of nahuatl, below right. Speech scrolls are also seen in association with the verb cuica (to sing), in a couple of these attestations below. The direction that they take as the roll out can be either right or left. The curl is usually underneath, but it can also be curling on the upper side. Finally, while the turquoise color is favored, we also see yellow and red/white in these other examples.