Nahuatl, Central Huasteca
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A language of Mexico
Alternate Names
Mexicano, Mexicano de la Huasteca Hidalguense, Náhuat, Náhuat de la Huasteca Central, Náhuatl, Náhuatl de la Huasteca
Autonym
Nāhuatlahtōlli
User Population
196,000 (2000 INALI). Total Nahuatl speakers: 1,650,000 (2020 INEGI).
Location
Hidalgo state: Platon Sanchez border area west of Cototlan and Veracruz-Llave; possibly San Louis Potosi.
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Language Status
5* (Developing).
Typology
SVO; long words, affixes; nontonal.
Language Use
Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development
Bible: 2005.