Nahuatl, Southeastern Puebla

A language of Mexico

ISO 639: npl
Alternate Names: Mexicano, Náhuatl, Náhuatl de la Sierra Negra Sur, Náhuatl del Sureste de Puebla, Náhuatl del Valle de Tehuacán, Tehuacán Náhuatl
Population: 92,000 (1991 SIL). Total Nahuatl speakers: 1,650,000 (2020 INEGI).
Location:: Puebla state: Tehuacán region, Chilac and San Sebastián Zinacatepec areas.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Corachol-Aztecan, Core Nahua, Nahuatl
Dialects: None known. Reportedly most similar to Sierra Negra Nahuatl [nsu]. Approximately 60% intelligibility of Morelos Nahuatl [nhm].
Typology: Long words, affixes; nontonal.
Language Development: NT: 2011.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Nahuatl, Southeastern Puebla
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Puebla state: Tehuacán region, Chilac and San Sebastián Zinacatepec areas.