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NHI ISO 639-3

Nahuatl, Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla

Ahuacatlán uan Tepetzintla Mehcanohtlahtol de Zacatlán, Mehcanohtlahtol Autonym

A language of Mexico

ISO 639
nhi
Alternate Names
Ahuacatlán and Tepetzintla, Aztec of Zacatlán, Masehual tla’tol, Mejicano, Mexicano, Mexicanohtlahtol, Náhuatl de la Sierra Oeste de Puebla, Tenango Nahuatl
Autonym
Ahuacatlán uan Tepetzintla Mehcanohtlahtol de Zacatlán, Mehcanohtlahtol
Population
17,100 (2007 SIL). Total Nahuatl speakers: 1,650,000 (2020 INEGI).
Location:
Ahuacatlán, Chachayohquila, Cuacuila, Cuacuilco, Cualtepec Ixquihuacán, San Miguel Tenango, Santa Catarina Omitlán, Tenantitla, Tepetzintla, Tetelancingo, Tlalitzlipa, Xochitlaxco, Xonotla, Yehuala, Zacatlán north of Puebla City, Zoquitla.
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Corachol-Aztecan, Core Nahua, Nahuatl
Dialects
Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl, Tlalitzlipa Nahuatl. Reportedly most similar to Southeastern Puebla Nahuatl [npl], 50%–60% intelligibility of Sierra Negra Nahuatl [nsu] and Northern Puebla Nahuatl [ncj], 80%–90% of Southeastern Puebla Nahuatl [npl], 80% of Orizaba Nahuatl [nlv]. The Tlalitzlipa dialect 77% inherent intelligibility of Tlaxpanaloya [ncj] (Northern Puebla), 58% of Macuilocatl [nhw] (Western Huasteca Nahuatl), 41% of Tatóscac [azz] (Highland Puebla).
Language Use
Used by all. Mixed attitudes. Younger population less positive in some villages. Most also use Spanish [spa], but more comfortable in Nahuatl.
Language Development
NT: 2012.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nahuatl, Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Christian.

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Location: Ahuacatlán, Chachayohquila, Cuacuila, Cuacuilco, Cualtepec Ixquihuacán, San Miguel Tenango, Santa Catarina Omitlán, Tenantitla, Tepetzintla, Tetelancingo, Tlalitzlipa, Xochitlaxco, Xonotla, Yehuala, Zacatlán north of Puebla City, Zoquitla.