In California prisons both the Mexican Mafia and the rival Nuestra Familia use Aztec mythology to recruit and train soldiers for their wars. As a part of this tactic, Mexicans and Mexican Americans who can barely say taco are being taught dialects of the ancient Aztec language Nahuatl.
I have added a few more words to a captured Nahuatl dictionary, intercepted by staff in New Folsom in September 2000. The last line of the captured prison message read, "IN OTIN IHUANA IN TONALI NICAN TZONQUIA ILHUI..." or "Here ends the road and days..."
NAHUATL DICTIONARY:
NAHUATL/ENGLISH
ACHAUTLI/Boss
AHUILNEMA/Sex or Intercourse
ATLATL/Skinning Knife
CAHUAYO/Horse or Heroin
CALLI/House or Cell
CAPULLI/School
CHICHLTIC/Red
CHIMALI/Shield
CIHUA/Woman
CIUATLI/Lady
COYOTS/Coyote or Wolf
CUILONYOTL/Punk
EXTLI/Blood
HAULLA/Come
ILHUI/Days
ITZTOLI/Metal or Shank
IXPOL/Northerners
IXTLI/Eye
KAN/South or Sur
KANPOL/Southerner
MA/No
MACA/Give
MACUAHITL/War Club
MALINALI/Marijuana
MATI/Know
MAUHTIA/Scared
MEXICATL/Mexican
MICA/Brother
MIEC/A lot or Much
MINA/Arrow
MIQUI/Dead or Die
MIXCHIA/Wait
MIXPATZINCO/Salutations
MOCHI/Everything
MOCHIPA/Always
MOMO/Your hand
MOZTLA/Tomorrow
N'DETATDE/Tattoo
NANTLI/Mother
OCELOTL/Tiger
OCTLI/Wine or Pruno
PACQUI/Happy
PICIETL/Tobacco
PILI POL/Small person
PILLI/Senor
PITZOME/Pig or Cop
POCHTECATL/Trader
QUA/Eat
QUALANQUI/Angry at everyone
QUAUTLI/Eagle
QUIMICHIMI/ Spy
TECHICHI/Dog
TECPATL/Big knife
TECONI/Speak
TEZCATL/Mirror
TI/You
TLA/Yes
TLILLIPOL/Blacks
TONALI/Destiny
TONATI/Sun
TOPILE/Law or Cops
TUCA/Rat or Snitch
TUIA/Soldier
VEI/Big
VEL/Good or OK
YACATL/Point
YAOTL/Enemy
YUALLI/Night
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