Nahuatl, Tetelcingo

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Tetelcingo Aztec

Population

3,500 (1990 census).

Location

Morelos, Tetelcingo.

Language Maps

Western Central Mexico

Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification

Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Corachol-Aztecan, Core Nahua, Nahuatl

Dialects

Distinct from Morelos Nahuatl [nhm].

Typology

SVO, VSO, VOS (order of frequency, from greatest to least); long words, affixes, clitics; nontonal

Language Use

Highly bilingual in Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1980.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Nahuatl, Tetelcingo

Writing

Latin script.