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pronunciation and more info on Nayeli
Hi Please help me on the right pronunciation on "nayeli", is it: ney-elie or nay-eli? Also if there is more info one the name, all i know is,it´s Zapotec and means "I love you".I dont know what "kind" of native americans it is.Any info apreciated
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"Oaxaca was the heartland of an ancient Mesoamerican state that flourished between 400 BC and 600 AD" (Home of the Zapotecas)
( http://www.ancientscripts.com/zapotec.html )Oaxaca is in Mexico and Mesoamerica("middle of America" in English) is the part of land that every culture, which comes from the "Maya civilization", such as The Maya, Aztecs, Olmecas, Toltecas, Chichimecas, Zapotecas, CouldGoOn4Everecas... (classical period - 250/1200 DC - of Mexico and Central American, native cultures), inhabited(Mexico, Guatemala,Belice, Honduras)Nayeli: prn. nuh-YEH-lee. Means "I love you" in ZapotecaThis is an known name in Mexico, where are you from? or how did you get your name?Hope this helps :o)
Cheers!!
~Magia~
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Thanx Magia,that was very interesting. I got the name from this site.The name is so pretty, hopefully one day it´ll come to use:)
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