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(Redirected from Mexicano del oriente central) Nahuan language of Mexico Not to be confused with Central Nahuatl languages.
Tlaxcala-Puebla Nahuatl
Central Nahuatl
Native toTlaxcala, Puebla
Regionwestern central Mexico
EthnicityTlaxcaltec
Native speakers(40,000 cited 1980 census)
Language familyUto-Aztecan
Writing systemLatin
Language codes
ISO 639-3nhn
Glottologcent2132

The Tlaxcala-Puebla Nahuatl language, also known as Central Nahuatl, is a Nahuan language spoken by 40,000 people in central Mexico.

Name

It is variously known as Central Aztec, Náhuatl del Centro, and Puebla-Tlaxcala Nahuatl. In 1990, there were 1,000 Tlaxcala-Puebla Nahuatl monolinguals.

Phonology

The following description is that of the Tlaxcala dialect:

Vowels

Front Central Back
High i
Mid e o
Low a

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
central lateral plain labial
Nasal m n
Plosive p t k
Affricate ts
Fricative s ʃ h
Approximant l j w

References

  1. ^ Tlaxcala-Puebla Nahuatl at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Nájera, Lucero Flores (2019). La gramática de la cláusula simple en el Náhuatl de Tlaxcala.
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