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Chatino

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

Their indigenous Mesoamerican language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A member of an indigenous people of southern central Mexico.

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chatino, from a Chatino language; cf. Zacatepec Chatino chaʔ tinyan (literally “speech”).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Tataltepec Chatino: chaʔ cnya̱ — Translations
  • Chatino: chaʔ tnyan32 — Translations
  • Zacatepec Chatino: chaʔ tinyan — Translations
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: sahan tsukwi — Translations
  • Spanish: chatino — Translations
  • Tataltepec Chatino: nguꞌ chaʔ cnya̱ — Translations
  • Chatino: neʔ tnya — Translations