Nahuatl, Eastern Huasteca

A language of Mexico

ISO 639: nhe
Alternate Names: Eastern Huasteca Aztec, Huasteca Nahuatl, Mexicano, Náhuatl de Hidalgo, Náhuatl de la Huasteca Oriental, nāhuatlahtōlli
Population: 410,000 (1991 SIL). Total Nahuatl speakers: 1,650,000 (2020 INEGI).
Location:: Hidalgo state; Puebla state: Fransico Z. Mena municipality; Veracruz state: interior west of Tuxpan. 1500 villages.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Corachol-Aztecan, Core Nahua, Nahuatl
Dialects: Southeastern Huasteca Nahuatl. 85% intelligibility between Eastern and Western Huasteca Nahuatl [nhw].
Typology: SVO; long words, affixes; nontonal.
Language Use: Used as L2 by Huastec [hus].
Language Development: Radio. Bible: 2005.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Nahuatl, Eastern Huasteca
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Hidalgo state; Puebla state: Fransico Z. Mena municipality; Veracruz state: interior west of Tuxpan. 1500 villages.