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Compare Classical Nahuatl achto (“first”)
- (standard) IPA(key): /ˈat͡ʃtu/
achtu
- first
Ini ne achtu amat ne nikamaita tik seyuk taketzalis- This is the first book I read in another language
- main, major
achtu
- first, ahead
Inat ne shujshuletket ka achtu pewki muchiwa ne tal. Kwakuni tachishki ne tunal.- The elders say that the Earth started to form first. Then the sun appeared.
- before
Shiktami ne mutekiw achtu ka walmukwepat ne mutejtekuwan- Finish your work before your parents come back