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Nahuatl, Michoacán

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3: ncl

Population	3,000 (1990 census).
Region	Michoacán, Maruata Pómaro coastal settlement.
Language map	Mexico, reference number 26
Alternate names	Mexicano, Michoacan Aztec, Nahual de Michoacán
Classification	Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Aztecan, General Aztec, Aztec
Language use	All ages. Varied, not much preferred for written communication.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10% (mainly children). Literacy rate in L2: 35%. Secondary school, teachers encourage the reading of Nahuatl. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1998.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SVO, VSO; long words, affixes, agglutinative, 4 possible prefixes for verbs, 7 possible suffixes, 2 causatives, 1 having 2 forms; little-used passive, plural forms for nouns, depending on the noun class, adjectives follow nouns, some adjectives are verb forms, device for making Spanish infinitives into Aztec 3rd person present indicative. Pastoralists; swidden agriculturalists, government fishing industry.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

LANGACKER, Ronald W., editor. 1979. Modern Aztec grammatical sketches: Studies in Uto-Aztecan grammar 2.  

ROBINSON, Dow F., editor. 1969. Aztec studies 1: Phonological and grammatical studies in modern Nahuatl dialects.  

ROBINSON, Dow F.; SISCHO, William R., authors. 1969. "Michoacán (Pómaro) Nahual clause structure."  

SISCHO, William R., author. 1967. "The man who abandoned his children."

SISCHO, William R., author. 1979. "Michoacán Nahual."