Question

A poet in this language complains “I suffer on Earth” and “I am a hawk” in a “Song of Spring” composed for a banquet celebrating a new palace. A likely mistranslated prose lament in this language is the source of the line “Broken spears lie in the road / We have torn our hair in grief.” A volume of riddles is one of the many sources in this language collected in James Lockhart’s We People Here. (15[1])A poet learned just enough of this non-African language to make horrible errors with it in several of her (*) villancicos (“vee-yahn-SEE-kohs”). The two surviving compilations (10[1])of this language’s poetry (10[1])include “The Ballads of the Lords.” (10[2])This language of the poet-king “Hungry Coyote” (-5[1])referred (-5[1])to poetry as “flowers and songs.” (10[3])For 10 points, (10[1])name this indigenous language found in the Codex Borgia, which preserves stories about gods like Tezcatlipoca. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Nahuatl [accept Aztec or Mexicano] (Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz used shoddy Nahuatl in her villancicos.)
<Henry Atkins, World Literature>
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Summary

2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y10100%10%20%113.30

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Milan FernandezThe Canadianswave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp7515
Tejas RajeBHSUThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host Club9910
Matt BollingerTeam Name Think DetailSaint Peter Andre 300010310
Nick JensenThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet SubThe anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)10910
Will AlstonCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!Romanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni Grill10910
Charles HangHang et al., Robert BrowningDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too116-5
Vishwa ShanmugamIn Search of Things PastI would prefer not to117-5
Vincent DuQuasicrystal Silence[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?12310
Mazin OmerDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid TooHang et al., Robert Browning12310
Anderson Wangremembrance of lost timeTeach Us to Outgrow Our Ladness12310
Ali HamzehI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big troubleEvans Hall destruction awaiters12610
Jason ChengI would prefer not toIn Search of Things Past14310