Central Puebla Nahuatl
Central Puebla Nahuatl is a Uto-Aztecan language spoken in Mexico. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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The Central Puebla Nahuatl language is a Nahuan language spoken by 16,000 people in Mexico with 1,430 monolinguals. It is also known as Central Puebla Aztec, Náhuatl del Suroeste de Puebla, and Southwestern Puebla Nahuatl. The language is spoken in the area south of the city of Puebla in the towns of Teopantlán, Tepatlaxco de Hidalgo, La Magdalena Yancuitlalpan, Atoyatempan, Huatlatlauca, and Huehuetlán near Molcaxac. It is written in the Latin script and is taught in most grammar schools of the area.
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Words in Central Puebla Nahuatl
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | Laka* | |
| eye | iStololo7* | |
| ear | nakas* | |
| nose | yakacol* | |
| tooth | La* | |
| tongue | ninipiL* | |
| hand | ma7* | |
| blood | is* | |
| bone | omiyo* | |
| skin | yewayo7* | |
| knee | Lankwa7* | |
| liver | pansa* | |
| water | at | |
| sun | tonalci* | |
| star | siLal* | |
| mountain | tepe* | |
| tree | kow* | |
| leaf | iSiyo7* | |
| dog | ickwin* | |
| fish | miC* | |
| louse | tekolo* | |
| I | newaL* | |
| you | tewaL* | |
| we | tewa* | |
| drink | Siki7* | |
| die | mikh* | |
| path | oh* | |
| new | yankwik* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Tlaxcala-Puebla-Central NahuatlUto-Aztecan73% alike
- Morelos NahuatlUto-Aztecan66% alike
- Sierra Negra NahuatlUto-Aztecan65% alike
- Southeastern Puebla NahuatlUto-Aztecan62% alike
- Northern Oaxaca NahuatlUto-Aztecan60% alike
- Huaxcaleca NahuatlUto-Aztecan60% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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