por ser baxas; y aunque no llueve, tienen témpero y humedad. En tierras se hace bien el maíz cuando no llueve mucho. Y cuando llueve mucho piérdese en él maíz.
\nA la tierra estéril, donde ninguna cosa se hace bien, llámanla tlalzolli, que quiere decir "tierra de codornices" o "de color de codornices".
\nLa tierra salitrosa se llama tequixquitlalli, que quiere decir "tierra donde se hace salitre". Es tierra estéril por razón del salitre que es de mal [sic] que es de mala condición.
\nLa tierra donde se hace sal tanbién es infroctífera.
\nA la tierra que no bebe el agua,
\n","citation_key":"citation_lopez_spanish_transcription","citation":{"en":["Spanish by López Austin & García Quintana 2000"],"es":["Español por López Austin & García Quintana 2000"]}},{"id":"1f9b0a09-dc08-4b37-8f60-67b100ebd61b","choice":{"en":["Spanish-to-English by García Garagarza 2023"],"es":["Español-al-inglés por García Garagarza 2023"]},"type":"translation","type_label":{"en":["spanish translation"],"es":["traducción al español"]},"column":"spanish","language":{"en":["English"],"es":["Inglés"]},"language_code":"eng","subtitle":"(García Garagarza 2023)","markdown":"because they are low-lying. They maintain their good state[^147] and humidity even when there is no rain. Maize grows well in these soils when there is not much rain. And when it rains a lot, the maize in [this soil] is ruined.\n\nThey call that barren soil in which nothing grows well _tlalzolli_, which means “quail soil” or “having the color of quails.”\n\n##### Fourth paragraph: On the types of terrible, unproductive soil\n\nSalty soil is called _tequixquitlalli_, which means “soil in which saltpeter is produced.” It is a barren soil because of the saltpeter, which has bad qualities.\n\nThe soil in which salt is formed is also unproductive.\n\nThey call soil that does not absorb water, \n\n\n[^147]: “Good state”: _témpero_; see n145.","html":"because they are low-lying. They maintain their good state1 and humidity even when there is no rain. Maize grows well in these soils when there is not much rain. And when it rains a lot, the maize in [this soil] is ruined.
\nThey call that barren soil in which nothing grows well tlalzolli, which means “quail soil” or “having the color of quails.”
\nSalty soil is called tequixquitlalli, which means “soil in which saltpeter is produced.” It is a barren soil because of the saltpeter, which has bad qualities.
\nThe soil in which salt is formed is also unproductive.
\nThey call soil that does not absorb water,
\n“Good state”: témpero; see n145.↩
[ie]hoatl in çan mochipa çiavatimanj, in macivi amo tlaavililli, nacaio qualonj in jquac tlaielqujavi, mjquj, polivi, auh in jquac amo totoca qujiavitl, qujpactia, qujtlamachtia, itlocpa aviia.
\nChiiauhtlalli njcchiva, chiiauhtlalpan njtlaqua.
\ninjc mjtoa tlalçolli amo qualli tlalli: ipampa in amo tle vel mochiva vncan in atle imuchiuhia, nenqujzquj, atle inecoca. Nenqujça, nenpolivi, tlalçolti, tlalçoltia.
\npoiec, chichic, tlaquaquanj, tlapaltilianj, âneconj, aelevilonj, atle imonecca, aiac ica, poieia, chichiia, tlaquaqua tlapatilia, atle ipã itto, nenqujztimanj.
\npoiec, chichic, tlapatilianj, atle vel itech mochiva
\nin atl ipan mote[ca]
\n","citation_key":"citation_anderson_nahuatl_transcription","citation":{"en":["Nahuatl by Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"],"es":["Náhuatl por Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"]}},{"id":"783396e2-024b-4888-9191-10735c8fcd84","choice":{"en":["Nahuatl-to-English by Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"],"es":["Náhuatl-al-inglés por Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"]},"type":"translation","type_label":{"en":["nahuatl translation"],"es":["traducción al náhuatl"]},"column":"nahuatl","language":{"en":["English"],"es":["Inglés"]},"language_code":"eng","subtitle":"(Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982)","markdown":"This always lies wet, although unirrigated.[^3] It has substance; it is food-producing. When it rains heavily, [the maize] perishes. But when the rain is not heavy, it brings joy, it brings contentment. There is rejoicing therefrom.\n\nI work the workable land; on the workable land I eat.\n\n##### Tlalçolli\n\nIt is called *tlalçolli*, bad soil, because nothing can be grown there. It is the growing place of nothing—useless, productive of nothing. It is worked in vain; it fails. It is worn out land; it becomes worn out land.\n\n\n##### Fourth paragraph, which telleth of still other characteristics of useless lands.\n\n##### Nitrous soil\n\nIt is salty, bitter, corrosive, that which is leached [of its salt]; unwanted, undesirable. It is waste, disregarded. It becomes salty, it becomes bitter; it corrodes, it is leached. It is abandoned; it lies useless.\n\n##### Salt land\n\nIt is salty, bitter—that which is leached. Nothing can be grown on it.\n\n##### Nantlalli\n\nThe water \n\n\n\n\n[^3]: Corresponding Spanish text: *”tierras que son humedas, de su natural: por ser uaxas.”*","html":"This always lies wet, although unirrigated.1 It has substance; it is food-producing. When it rains heavily, [the maize] perishes. But when the rain is not heavy, it brings joy, it brings contentment. There is rejoicing therefrom.
\nI work the workable land; on the workable land I eat.
\nIt is called tlalçolli, bad soil, because nothing can be grown there. It is the growing place of nothing—useless, productive of nothing. It is worked in vain; it fails. It is worn out land; it becomes worn out land.
\nIt is salty, bitter, corrosive, that which is leached [of its salt]; unwanted, undesirable. It is waste, disregarded. It becomes salty, it becomes bitter; it corrodes, it is leached. It is abandoned; it lies useless.
\nIt is salty, bitter—that which is leached. Nothing can be grown on it.
\nThe water
\nCorresponding Spanish text: ”tierras que son humedas, de su natural: por ser uaxas.”↩