Coatepec Nahuatl
| Coatepec Nahuatl | |
|---|---|
| Region | central Mexico |
Native speakers | (1,400 cited 1990 census)[1] |
Uto-Aztecan
| |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | naz |
| Glottolog | coat1240 |
Coatepec Nahuatl is a variety of Nahuatl of southwestern Mexico State and Guerrero spoken by 1,400 people.[2]
Language[]
It is also known as Coatepec Aztec and Náhuatl de Coatepec.[2] The language is spoken in central Mexico along the border of Mexico and Guerrero states, west of Iguala, Guerrero. It is especially strong in and , and is spoken as far west as Acapetlahuaya and Sultepec. It is written in the Latin script and is predominantly spoken by older adults with 15 monolinguals.[2]
The General History of the Things of New Spain in the Florentine Codex, by Fray Bernardino de Sahagún was written in Coatepec Nahuatl and Spanish.[3]
References[]
- ^ Coatepec Nahuatl at Ethnologue (21st ed., 2018)
- ^ a b c Nahuatl, Coatepec, Ethnologue, 1990, access date 24-03-2012
- ^ "General History of the Things of New Spain by Fray Bernardino de Sahagún: The Florentine Codex". Retrieved 2013-05-26.
External links[]
- Fray Bernardino de Sahagún. General History of the Things of New Spain, The Florentine Codex (in Nāhuatl).
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