Nahuatl, Eastern Huasteca

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Eastern Huasteca Aztec, Náhuatl de Hidalgo, Náhuatl de la Huasteca Oriental

Population

410,000 (1991 SIL).

Location

Huautla, Hidalgo; Puebla, Veracruz. 1,500 villages.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Southeastern Huasteca Nahuatl. 85% intelligibility between Eastern and Western Huasteca Nahuatl [nhv].

Typology

SVO; long words, affixes; nontonal

Language Development

Radio programs. Bible: 2005.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.