Nahuatl, Central

Primary tabs

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Central Aztec, Nawa, Náhuatl del Centro, Tlaxcala-Puebla Nahuatl

Population

40,000 (1980 census). All Nahuatl variety speakers: 1,740,000. 1,000 monolinguals (1990 census). Ethnic population: 63,000 (1986).

Location

Tlaxcala and Puebla states.

Language Maps

Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification

Language Use

Most also use Spanish [spa], where in San Miguel Canoa northeast of Puebla City, most are monolingual.

Language Development

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].