Nahuatl, Eastern Huasteca
PrintPrimary tabs
Recognized national language
Recognized national language. (http://comunicacion.senado.gob.mx/index.php/informacion/boletines/50490-...)
No action taken.
Autonym
The autonym of Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl is "Mexkatl". (https://site.inali.gob.mx/publicaciones/Ma_timomachtikaj_mexkatl/L2/inde...)
We will add the autonym "Mexkatl" to Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl [nhe] in Mexico, for inclusion in the next edition of the Ethnologue.
Language development
Taught in a few primary and secondary schools. Monolingual dictionary. Grammar. Texts.
References:
- Taught in schools: https://dgei.basica.sep.gob.mx/files/fondo-editorial/educacion-intercult...
- Monolingual dictionary: http://www.revitalization.al.uw.edu.pl/Content/Uploaded/Documents/060720...
- Grammar: https://www.vcn.bc.ca/prisons/grahuas.pdf
We will add Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl [nhe] as a language used in education in Mexico, for inclusion in the next edition of the Ethnologue.
Also spoken in United States
Nahuatl, Eastern Huasteca (ISO 639-3: nhe) is also spoken in United States by a user population of 83,000 (2022, based on ethnicity) according to Joshua Project: https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18852/US. For the United States it is classified as non-indigenous and it is taught in some universities as a heritage language, e. g. the University of Texas at Austin: Nahuatl | COERLL (utexas.edu) & Nahuatl | College of Liberal Arts | The University of Texas at Austin (utexas.edu). As for location, there are Nahuatl speakers in Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta and Riverside, this according to Nahuatl migration studies: https://ru.micisan.unam.mx/handle/123456789/21056 & https://revistas.inah.gob.mx/index.php/rutasdecampo/article/download/925...
We will add Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl [nhe] as a language in the United States, for inclusion in the next edition of the Ethnologue.