Nahuatl, Isthmus-Cosoleacaque

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
nhk
Alternate Names
Cosoleacaque Aztec, Náhuatl, Náhuatl del Istmo, Náhuatl del Istmo-Cosoleacaque
User Population

5,140 (1990 census). 10 monolinguals. Most monolinguals are older adults.

Location

Veracruz-Llave, from Jáltipan de Morelos southeast to Rio Chiquito, north bank; other communities Cosoleacaque, Oteapan, Hidalgotitlán, and Soconusco.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

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

None known. 84% intelligibility of Pajapan [nhp], 83% of Mecayapan [nhx], 46% of Xoteapan (Cosoleacaque) [nhk]. No intelligibility of Pipil [ppl] of El Salvador.

Language Use

Shifted to Spanish [spa].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nahuatl, Isthmus-Cosoleacaque
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].