Problem:IOL/2011/i4/en(A)
IOL 2011 Problem #4 Nahuatl
Given are words in Nahuatl as well as their English translations in arbitrary order:
(a) Determine the correct correspondences.
(b) Translate into Nahuatl: house, stone, possessor of water, revered man/husband.
(c) Translate into English: cacahuatl, cacahuatetl, cacahuaatl, cacahuahuah.
⚠ Classical Nahuatl was the language of the Aztec Empire in Mexico. c = qu = k, ch = ch in church, hu = w in win, tl and tz are consonants. Water pepper (Polygonum hydropiper) is a wild plant. Chili water is an Aztec drink containing chili pepper.
—Liudmila Fedorova