Nahuatl, Western Huasteca

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
nhw
Alternate Names
Mexicano, Náhuatl, Náhuatl de Tamazunchale, Náhuatl de la Huasteca Occidental, Western Huasteca Aztec, nāhuatlahtōlli
User Population

400,000 (1991 SIL). Total Nahuatl speakers: 1,650,000 (2020 INEGI).

Location

San Luis Potosí state: Tamazunchale center; Hidalgo state: Chapulhuacan, Lolotla, Pisaflores, portions of San Felipe Orizatlan, Tepehuacan de Gerrero, and Tlanchinol municipalities. 1,500 villages.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

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

None known. 85% intelligibility between Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl [nhe] and Western Huasteca Nahuatl.

Typology

SVO; long words, affixes; nontonal.

Language Development

Radio. Bible: 2005.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nahuatl, Western Huasteca
Writing

Latin script [Latn].