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Nahuatl, Central

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3nhn

Population  40,000 (1980 census). 1,000 monolinguals (1990 census). All Nahuatl variety speakers: 1,376,898. Ethnic population: 63,000 (1986).
Region  Tlaxcala and Puebla States.
Language map  Western Central Mexico, reference number 75
Alternate names   Central Aztec, Náhuatl del Centro, Tlaxcala-Puebla Nahuatl
Classification  Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Aztecan, General Aztec, Aztec
Language use  Some monolingual children. Most monolingual location is San Miguel Canoa northeast of Puebla City. Most also use Spanish.
Writing system  Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

TUGGY, David H., author. 1987. La incorporación de sustantivos en el Náhuatl.  Available online