Nahuatl, Central Puebla

A language of Mexico

ISO 639: ncx
Alternate Names: Central Puebla Aztec, Náhuatl del Suroeste de Puebla, Southwestern Puebla Nahuatl
Population: 16,000 (1998 SIL). Total Nahuatl speakers: 1,650,000 (2020 INEGI). 1,430 monolinguals.
Location:: Atoyatempan, Huatlathauca, and Huehuetlán near Molcaxac, south of Puebla city, Teopantlán, Tepatlaxco de Hidalgo, Tochimilco.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Corachol-Aztecan, Core Nahua, Nahuatl
Language Use: Some young people, all adults. Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Schools in most towns.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Nahuatl, Central Puebla
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Atoyatempan, Huatlathauca, and Huehuetlán near Molcaxac, south of Puebla city, Teopantlán, Tepatlaxco de Hidalgo, Tochimilco.