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AZN ISO 639-3

Nahuatl, Western Durango

Meshikan de San Agustin Buenaventura y de Santa Cruz Autonym

A language of Mexico

ISO 639
azn
Alternate Names
Meshikan del occidente, Mexicanero del occidente, Nahuat del Occidente en Durango y Nayarit, Western Durango Aztec
Autonym
Meshikan de San Agustin Buenaventura y de Santa Cruz
Population
900 (2011 SIL).
Location:
Durango state: Mezquital municipality, Alacranes, Curachitos de Buenavista, San Agustin de Buenaventura, San Diego, Tepalcates, and Tepetates II (Berenjenas); Nayarit state: Acaponeta municipality, El Duraznito, La Laguna, Mesa de las Arpas, and Santa Cruz.
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Corachol-Aztecan, Core Nahua, Nahuatl
Dialects
None known. 85% intelligibility of Eastern Durango Nahuatl [azd], 76% of Michoacan Nahuatl [ncl].
Language Use
Vigorous. The Nayarit communities are more isolated and surrounded by larger language group; there are pockets of the region where the language has fallen into disuse. All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 16% (Durango). Community-based literacy project. Bilingual teachers assessing sociolinguistic situation (2007 SIL). Taught in primary schools. Literature. Radio. Videos. Bible portions: 2017.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nahuatl, Western Durango
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Traditional religion, Christian.

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Location: Durango state: Mezquital municipality, Alacranes, Curachitos de Buenavista, San Agustin de Buenaventura, San Diego, Tepalcates, and Tepetates II (Berenjenas); Nayarit state: Acaponeta municipality, El Duraznito, La Laguna, Mesa de las Arpas, and Santa Cruz.