ashan

Pipil

Alternative forms

(archaic, Izalco) āshkān
(shortened, Witzapan) ān

Etymology

Compare Classical Nahuatl āxcān (“now”)

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): /ˈaːʃaːŋ/
(Nahuizalco) IPA^(key): /ˈaʃaŋ/
(Teotepeque) IPA^(key): [ˈaʂaŋ]

Adverb

āshān

now, at the present time
Ashan tiawit tiktaliat ne tajpewal
Now we will go place the trap
today, on the current day
Ashan te weli nitakwa pero musta niawi nitakwa wey
Today I can't eat but tomorrow I will eat a lot

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