Nahuatl, Northern Oaxaca

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
nhy
Alternate Names
Mexicano, Nahuatl de Oaxaca, Náhuatl, Náhuatl del Norte de Oaxaca
Autonym
nāhuatlahtōlli
Population

8,130 (2000 INALI). 1,400 monolinguals.

Location

Oaxaca state: Apixtepec, Cosolapa, El Manzano de Mazatlán, San Antonio Nanahuatipan, San Gabriel Casa Blanca, San Martín Toxpalan, Santa María Teopoxco, Teotitlán del Camino; Ignacio Zaragosa, and Tesonapa (1 of the last 2 towns in Veracruz); Puebla state: Coxcatlán.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Corachol-Aztecan, Core Nahua, Nahuatl
Dialects

None known. 80% intelligibility of Orizaba Nahuatl [nlv], 76% of Southeast Puebla [npl], 75% of North Puebla [ncj], 48% of Tatóscac [azz].

Language Development
NT: 2006.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nahuatl, Northern Oaxaca
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

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