NHK ISO 639-3
Nahuatl, Isthmus-Cosoleacaque
A language of Mexico
- ISO 639
- nhk
- Alternate Names
- Cosoleacaque Aztec, Náhuatl del Istmo-Cosoleacaque
- Population
- 5,140 (1990 census). 10 monolinguals. Most monolinguals are older adults.
- Location:
- Veracruz-Llave, from Jáltipan de Morelos southeast to Rio Chiquito, north bank; other communities Cosoleacaque, Oteapan, Hidalgotitlán, and Soconusco.
- Language Status
- 8a (Moribund).
- Classification
- Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Corachol-Aztecan, Core Nahua, Nahuatl
- Dialects
- None known. 84% intelligibility of Pajapan [nhp], 83% of Mecayapan [nhx], 46% of Xoteapan (Cosoleacaque) [nhk]. No intelligibility of Pipil [ppl] of El Salvador.
- Language Use
- Shifted to Spanish [spa].
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Nahuatl, Isthmus-Cosoleacaque
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Veracruz-Llave, from Jáltipan de Morelos southeast to Rio Chiquito, north bank; other communities Cosoleacaque, Oteapan, Hidalgotitlán, and Soconusco.
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