Huehuetl
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The huēhuētl ['weːweːt͡ɬ] is a percussion instrument from Mexico, used by the Aztecs and other cultures. It is an upright tubular drum made from a wooden body opened at the bottom that stands on three legs cut from its base, with skin stretched over the top. It can be beaten by hand or wood mallet.
Terminology
| Terminology[1] | 1st Component | 2nd Component | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Nahuatl | IPA | English | Nahuatl | IPA | English | Nahuatl | IPA |
| drum | huēhuētl | ['weːweːt͡ɬ] | old (adjective) | huēhuē | ['weːweː] | singular noun suffix | -tl | [t͡ɬ] |
| medium size drum | panhuēhuētl | [pan'weːweːt͡ɬ] | ||||||
| large drum | tlālpanhuēhuētl | [t͡ɬaːɬpan'weːweːt͡ɬ] | on the ground or throughout the country |
tlālpan | ['t͡ɬaːɬpan] | drum | huēhuētl | ['weːweːt͡ɬ] |
| war drum | yāōhuēhuētl | [yaːoː'weːweːt͡ɬ] | war | yāōtl | ['jaːoːt͡ɬ] | drum | huēhuētl | ['weːweːt͡ɬ] |
| huēhuētl drummer | huēhuēhuah | [weː'weːwaʔ] | ||||||
| drumming | tlatzotzonalli | [t͡ɬat͡sot͡so'nalːi] | ||||||
| to drum | tlatzotzona | [t͡ɬat͡so't͡sona] | ||||||
| musical instrument | tlatzotzonalōni | [t͡ɬat͡sot͡sona'loːni] | ||||||
Gallery
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Huēhuētl drawing in an old manuscript.
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huēhuētl from page 060 of the Codex Magliabecchi
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Nahua stick drummer
See also
References
- Coe, Michael D. (2002); Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs London: Thames and Hudson.
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