Nahuatl, Michoacán

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
ncl
Alternate Names
Mexicano, Michoacan Aztec, Nahuatl de Michoacán
Autonym
Gente natural
User Population

3,000 (1990 census). Total Nahuatl speakers: 1,650,000 (2020 INEGI).

Location

Michoacán de Ocampo state: Maruata Pómaro on Pacific ocean coast.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

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

SVO, VSO; long words, affixes, agglutinative, 4 possible prefixes for verbs, 7 possible suffixes, 2 causatives, 1 having 2 forms; little-used passive, plural forms for nouns, depending on the noun class, adjectives follow nouns, some adjectives are verb forms, device for making Spanish infinitives into Aztec third person present indicative.

Language Use

Some of all ages. Mixed attitudes. Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10% (mainly children). Literacy rate in L2: 35%. Not preferred for written communication. Texts. NT: 1998.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nahuatl, Michoacán
Writing

Latin script [Latn].