Nahuatl, Santa María la Alta

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
nhz
Alternate Names
Mexicano, Náhuatl, Náhuatl de Santa María la Alta, Náhuatl de la Sierra Negra Norte
User Population

2,470 (2000). 9 monolinguals.

Location

Puebla state: Atenayuca, Santa María la Alta; a few northwest of Tehuacán.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

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

None known. 60% intelligibility of Pómaro [ncl] (Michoacán), 53% of Huatlatlauca, Puebla; 50% of Zautla [azz] (Highland Puebla), Chilac [npl] (Southeastern Puebla); 40% of Zongolica [nlv] (Orizaba); 33% of Mecayapan [nhx], Veracruz (Isthmus); 30% of Canoa (Central Nahuatl) [nhn].

Language Use

Shifting to Spanish [spa].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nahuatl, Santa María la Alta
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].