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NHW ISO 639-3

Nahuatl, Western Huasteca

A language of Mexico

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Mexicano, Náhuatl, Náhuatl de Tamazunchale, Náhuatl de la Huasteca Occidental, Western Huasteca Aztec, nāhuatlahtōlli
Population
400,000 (1991 SIL). Total Nahuatl speakers: 1,650,000 (2020 INEGI).
Location:
San Luis Potosí state: Tamazunchale center; Hidalgo state: Chapulhuacan, Lolotla, Pisaflores, portions of San Felipe Orizatlan, Tepehuacan de Gerrero, and Tlanchinol municipalities. 1,500 villages.
Language Status
5* (Developing).
Classification
Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Corachol-Aztecan, Core Nahua, Nahuatl
Dialects
None known. 85% intelligibility between Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl [nhe] and Western Huasteca Nahuatl.
Typology
SVO; long words, affixes; nontonal.
Language Development
Radio. Bible: 2005.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nahuatl, Western Huasteca
Writing
Latin script [Latn].

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Location: San Luis Potosí state: Tamazunchale center; Hidalgo state: Chapulhuacan, Lolotla, Pisaflores, portions of San Felipe Orizatlan, Tepehuacan de Gerrero, and Tlanchinol municipalities. 1,500 villages.