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Tehuacan–Zongolica a.k.a. Southeastern Puebla Nahuatl is a variety of Nahuatl spoken by ethnic Nahua people in southeastern Puebla state (Tehuacan) and southern Veracruz (Zongolica) in Mexico.

Tehuacan–Zongolica has characteristics of both Central Nahuatl and Eastern Peripheral Nahuatl. Hasler (1996:164) summarizes the situation,

"Juan Hasler (1958:338) interprets the presence in the region of eastern dialect features and central dialect features as an indication of a substratum of eastern Nahuatl and a superstratum of central Nahuatl. Una Canger (1980:15–20) classifies the region as part of the eastern area, while Yolanda Lastra (1986:189–190) classifies it as part of the central area."

References

1. Huaxcaleca at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
   Southeastern Puebla at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
   Sierra Negra at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
   Orizaba Nahuatl (Zongolica) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
   Santa María la Alta at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
   Northern Oaxaca at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. Hasler, Andrés (1996). El náhuatl de Tehuacan-Zongolica. Mexico: CIESAS.

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