Nahuatl, Isthmus-Cosoleacaque

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Cosoleacaque Aztec, Náhuatl del Istmo-Cosoleacaque

Population

5,140 (1990 census). 10 monolinguals.

Location

Veracruz, Cosoleacaque, Oteapan, Jáltipan de Morelos, Hidalgotitlán, and Soconusco.

Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification

Dialects

84% intelligibility of Pajapan [nhp], 83% of Mecayapan [nhx], 46% of Xoteapan (Cosoleacaque) [nhk]. No intelligibility of Pipil [ppl] of El Salvador.

Language Use

Most monolinguals are older adults. Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Resources

Writing

Unwritten.