Nahuatl, Central

Primary tabs

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Central Aztec, Náhuatl del Centro, Nawa, 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

Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].