Nahuatl, Orizaba
A language of Mexico
| Population | 120,000 (1991 SIL). |
| Region | Veracruz, Orizaba area. |
| Language map |
Western Central Mexico, reference number 68 |
| Alternate names | Náhuatl de la Sierra de Zongolica, Orizaba Aztec |
| Dialects | Ixhuatlancillo Nahuatl. 79% intelligibility with Nahuatl [nhm] (Morelos) (most similar). |
| Classification | Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Aztecan, General Aztec, Aztec |
| Language development | Taught in primary schools. Bible portions: 1995. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | 1 secondary school. Animal husbandry: cattle, sheep, goats; agriculturalists: floriculture, coffee; merchants. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
TUGGY, David H., author. 1985. "Why the oddness of reflexives isn’t odd."
TUGGY, David H., author. 1986. "Noun incorporations in Nahuatl."
TUGGY, David H., author. 1989. The Nahuatl verb maka: a cognitive grammar analysis.
TUGGY, David H., author. 1989. The affix-stem distinction in Orizaba Nahuatl.
TUGGY, David H., author. 1991. Lecciones para un curso del náhuatl moderno.
TUGGY, David H., author. 1994. "El verbo ‘maka’ del náhuatl: Un análisis cognoscitivo."
TUGGY, David H., author. 1996. "Dative-like constructions in Orizaba Nahuatl."
TUGGY, David H., author. 2003. "The Nawatl verb 'kīsa: a case study in polysemy."

