achtu

See also: achtú

Pipil

Etymology

Compare Classical Nahuatl achto (“first”)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈat͡ʃtu/

Adjective

achtu

  1. first
    Ini ne achtu amat ne nikamaita tik seuk taketzalis
    This is the first book I read in another language
  2. main, major

Adverb

achtu

  1. first, ahead
    Inat ne shujshuletket ka achtu pejki muchiwa ne tal. Kwakuni tachishki ne tunal.
    The elders say that the Earth started to form first. Then the sun appeared.
  2. before
    Shiktami ne mutekiw achtu ka walmukwepat ne mutejteku
    Finish your homework before your parents come back
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