Commoner's Quarrel

The morphology of the language allows for great creative flexibility in forming new words that did not always exist before they were uttered. Most insults tend to generally be gender neutral, but the most cutting refer to the target in the opposite gender.

Prefixes	Additional Meaning	Example with Huehue Base	Sentiment
Ahuilli	Pleasure, Sensual, Lascivious	Ahuilhuehue	Perverted Old Man
Icnotl	Miserable, Poor, Orphan	Icnopillahueliloc	Ingrate
Topal	Presumptuous	Topalhuehue	Impudent
Nen	Futile	Nenhueli	Listless Man
Cuitlatl	Excrement	Cuitlahue	Shitty Old Man
Teopil	Senile, Decrepit	Teopilhuehue	Aged Fellow
Tlahueliloc	Wretched	Tlahuelilocatontli	Miscreant
Xolo	Stupid	Xoxolohuehue	Crazy Old Coot

The above represents a selection of terms and expressions that, when used as prefixes or qualifiers, can be added to any neutral word to reflect a wealth of curses and mocking insults. In this example, the base "huehue" means aging. There is no implication that it is meant in good or bad way; or even specifying to people or things. The prefix add-on focuses foul intent.

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Suffixes	Additional Meaning	Example	Literal Translation	Sentiment
-ton(tli)	little or young or smallness	Tlapaltontli	Little man	Questionable Bravery or Maturity
-pil	physical bodily features	Pillotl	Childishness	Baby-like
-tzin(tli)	bottom (anus)	Tzinapizmiqui	Starving Buttocks	Horny
-pol	bigness	Tzincuecuetzocpol	Agitated Buttocks	Veritable Spinster

The above represents the most common suffixes in derogatory speech and can be freely combined. In these cases, however; it is the situation, rather that the suffixes themselves that convey the negative connotation.   For example, "-pil" normally means small or diminutive in an objective sense. It is only when it is put in a statement meant to insult, that it specifies a perceived malformation.   For others, like "Tlapaltontli", there is additional layer of sarcasm required to convey the backhanded nature of the remarks.