Tlatoani (tlahtoāni t͡ɬaʔtoˈaːni, plural tlahtoānimeh t͡ɬaʔtoaːˈnimeʔ; variant tlahtohqui t͡ɬaʔˈtoʔki, plural tlahtohqueh t͡ɬaʔˈtoʔkeʔ) is the Nahuatl term for the ruler of an altepetl, a pre-Hispanic state. The word literally means `speaker`, but may be translated into English as `king`. A cihuātlahtoāni (siwaːt͡ɬ...
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(from the article `pre-Columbian civilizations`) ...in structure to the rural calpulli but were clearly different in function; they in turn were divided into barrios pequeños. At the head of the ...
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