NLV ISO 639-3
Nahuatl, Orizaba
Āwillisāpan Nāwatl Autonym
A language of Mexico
- ISO 639
- nlv
- Alternate Names
- Nāwatl, Nawatl de Orizaba, Náhuatl de Orizaba, Náhuatl de la Sierra de Zongolica, Orizaba Aztec
- Autonym
- Āwillisāpan Nāwatl
- Population
- 120,000 (1991 SIL). Total Nahuatl speakers: 1,650,000 (2020 INEGI).
- Location:
- Veracruz state: Orizaba; Puebla state: north of Miguel Aleman reservoir; Oaxaca state: small area northwest of Acatlan.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Corachol-Aztecan, Core Nahua, Nahuatl
- Dialects
- Ixhuatlancillo Nahuatl. 79% intelligibility of Nahuatl [nhm] (Morelos) (most similar).
- Language Development
- Taught in primary schools. Bible portions: 1995–2009.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Nahuatl, Orizaba
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- 1 secondary school.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Veracruz state: Orizaba; Puebla state: north of Miguel Aleman reservoir; Oaxaca state: small area northwest of Acatlan.
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