Nahuatl, Southeastern Puebla

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
npl
Alternate Names
Mexicano, Náhuatl, Náhuatl de la Sierra Negra Sur, Náhuatl del Sureste de Puebla, Náhuatl del Valle de Tehuacán, Tehuacán Náhuatl
User Population

92,000 (1991 SIL). Total Nahuatl speakers: 1,650,000 (2020 INEGI).

Location

Puebla state: Tehuacán region, Chilac and San Sebastián Zinacatepec areas.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

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

None known. Reportedly most similar to Sierra Negra Nahuatl [nsu]. Approximately 60% intelligibility of Morelos Nahuatl [nhm].

Typology

Long words, affixes; nontonal.

Language Development

NT: 2011.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nahuatl, Southeastern Puebla
Writing

Latin script [Latn].