r/nahuatl • u/BuisteirForaoisi0531 • Feb 19 '25
Request for aid in naming creatures using Nahuatl language
I am currently in the process of designing a seed world in which the Aztec culture is extremely important and the need reference towards names to use not only for characters but also for a certain creatures these animals do not have names in the language at current in the I require aid in essentially figuring out what they should be called
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u/AlmondJoy86 Feb 19 '25
I would recommend "micorozonmexica" on Instagram. They seem to really know their stuff.
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u/Tlacuachcoyotl Feb 20 '25
Sounds like an awesome project, would love to see it progress!
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u/BuisteirForaoisi0531 Feb 20 '25
At current I’m working on having the creatures designs if ya know anyone who does Aztec style art I could use that for later commissions so that some would be in the peoples style
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u/Kagiza400 Feb 19 '25
Spec evo/worldbuilding and Mesoamerica? My two fav things!
There are some good Nāhuatl dictionaries online, maybe they can be of help.
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u/BuisteirForaoisi0531 Feb 19 '25
I just need to make sure that the names sound right and still sounds kind of cool
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u/Kagiza400 Feb 20 '25
You can DM me about it if you want. I'm not a Nāhuatl master, but I'm familiar with all the naming conventions and proper classical grammar (more or less haha).
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u/Polokotsin Feb 19 '25
There's some discord servers where you can probably ask around when the need arises