Nahuatl, Sierra Negra

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Mexicano, Mexicatl, Náhuatl de la Sierra Negra, Náhuatl de la Sierra Negra Norte, Totlajtol tlen ik titlapovah Alcomunga
Autonym
Nahuatl, Nahuatlajtoli
User Population

25,000 (2006 SIL). Total Nahuatl speakers: 1,650,000 (2020 INEGI). 16,000 monolinguals.

Location

Puebla state: 13 towns in south.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

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

Coyomeapan, Zoquitlan. Reportedly most similar to Southeastern Puebla Nahuatl [npl]; next most similar to Nahuatl [nhm] (Morelos).

Typology

Long words, affixes; nontonal.

Language Development

NT: 2017.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nahuatl, Sierra Negra
Writing

Latin script [Latn].