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Nahuatl, Santa María la Alta

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3nhz

Population  2,470 (2000). 9 monolinguals.
Region  Puebla, Santa María la Alta, Atenayuca. A pocket northwest of Tehuacán, off Puebla-Tehuacán highway.
Language map  Western Central Mexico, reference number 72
Alternate names   Náhuatl de Santa María la Alta
Dialects  60% intelligibility with Pómaro [ncl] (Michoacán), 53% with Huatlatlauca, Puebla; 50% with Zautla [azz] (Highland Puebla), Chilac [npl] (Southeastern Puebla); 40% with Zongolica [nlv] (Orizaba); 33% with Mecayapan [nhx], Veracruz (Isthmus); 30% with Canoa, Puebla.
Classification  Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Aztecan, General Aztec, Aztec
Language use  Also use Spanish.