Nahuatl lexicon

• amoxtentli the margin of a book
• tepiton something small
• tlacxitoca to correct something written, or to tell again a story that has already been told
• tlilli black ink, black paint, soot;
• tliltetl paragraph; a point above a letter; or a tilde (literally, black stone)
• tzintli. base, foundation, starting point; buttocks, bottom
• zazanilli a little tale or story to make people laugh, a joke

• ahuia joy contentment
• amoxtli book(s) or codex/codices
• machoncotl arm bracelet
• matlatepiton small net
• tlacuilolli anything on paper
• tlahtolli statement
• tlapalli red, dye, color
• tlilpololli thick ink

in tlilli in tlapalli the black the red / writing