Nahuatl, Michoacán | Ethnologue

A language of Mexico

ISO 639: ncl
Alternate Names: Mexicano, Michoacan Aztec, Nahuatl de Michoacán
Autonym: Gente natural
Population: 3,000 (1990 census). Total Nahuatl speakers: 1,650,000 (2020 INEGI).
Location:: Michoacán de Ocampo state: Maruata Pómaro on Pacific ocean coast.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Corachol-Aztecan, Core Nahua, Nahuatl
Typology: SVO, VSO; long words, affixes, agglutinative, 4 possible prefixes for verbs, 7 possible suffixes, 2 causatives, 1 having 2 forms; little-used passive, plural forms for nouns, depending on the noun class, adjectives follow nouns, some adjectives are verb forms, device for making Spanish infinitives into Aztec third person present indicative.
Language Use: Some of all ages. Mixed attitudes. Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10% (mainly children). Literacy rate in L2: 35%. Not preferred for written communication. Secondary school, teachers encourage the reading of Nahuatl. Texts. NT: 1998.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Nahuatl, Michoacán
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Michoacán de Ocampo state: Maruata Pómaro on Pacific ocean coast.