Nimitzpoloa
The English phrase "I miss you" is translated into Nahuatl as Nimitzpoloa.
Meaning: I miss you (phrase)
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb is in the first-person singular active form, where 'ni-' indicates the subject 'I'.
Did you know?
- The verb poloa does not mean 'to miss' in the sense of 'to lack' or 'to feel an absence'. Instead, it conveys the sense of 'to lose' or 'to be deprived of' something or someone.
- Nahuatl words often use a system called 'incorporation' where the object of the sentence becomes part of the verb, as seen with the 'mitz' part of Nimitzpoloa representing 'you'.
- Nahuatl is an agglutinative language, meaning the phrase Nimitzpoloa is a single complex word built by adding parts together rather than a string of separate words.
Example conversation
Yolanda calls Xicoténcatl on the phone.
- YolandaNimitzpoloa, Xicoténcatl.I miss you, Xicoténcatl.
- XicoténcatlNimitzpoloa nochi Yolanda.I miss you too, Yolanda.
- Yolanda¿Amo tinenemil?Are you coming?
- XicoténcatlQuema, nican nenca.Yes, I am on my way.
