Nahuat
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A language of El Salvador
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Nawat, Nicarao, “Pipil” (pej.)
Autonym
Nahuat
Population
1,300, all users. L1 users: 500 (2015 J. Stuart), increasing. L2 users: 800 (2015 J. Stuart). Ethnic population: 11,100 (2005 census).
Location
Ahuachapan, Chalatenango, La Libertad, La Paz, San Salvador, Santa Ana, and Sonsonate departments. West, interior highlands.
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Language Status
8a (Moribund). Recognized language (1993, Law to protect the national patrimony, Decree 513).
Dialects
None known. Not intelligible with Isthmus Nahuatl [nhk] of Mexico.
Language Use
Some young adults now teach their children Nahuat. Older adults as L1. School children and young adults as L2.
Language Development
Now taught in schools. Salvadorans who are not ethnic Nahuat are choosing to learn, as well. Videos. Grammar. NT: 2012.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].