Nahuatl, Tetelcingo

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
nhg
Alternate Names
Tetelcingo Aztec
Autonym
Mösiehuali̱
User Population

3,500 (1990 census). Total Nahuatl speakers: 1,650,000 (2020 INEGI).

Location

Morelos state: Tetelcingo.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

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

None known. Distinct from Morelos Nahuatl [nhm].

Typology

SVO, VSO, VOS (order of frequency, from greatest to least); long words, affixes, clitics; nontonal.

Language Use

Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1980.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nahuatl, Tetelcingo
Writing

Latin script [Latn].