Nahuatl, Isthmus-Pajapan
A language of Mexico
| Population | 7,000 (1990 census). 500 monolinguals. |
| Region | Veracruz, Pajapan, San Juan Volador, Santanón, Sayultepec, Jicacal towns. |
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Eastern Central Mexico, reference number 96 |
| Alternate names | Náhuat de Pajapan |
| Dialects | 83% intelligibility with Mecayapan (Isthmus Nahuatl), 94% with Oteapan (Cosoleacaque). |
| Classification | Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Aztecan, General Aztec, Aztec |
| Language use | Some young families use Nahuatl, others do not teach it to their children. All domains for older speakers. All ages. Low interest in language preservation. Some also use Spanish; a few also speak a Popoluca language. |
| Language development | Taught in primary schools. Bible portions: 1990. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | People leave the area for better jobs or trade. Agriculturalists. |
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