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Bookmark or Share- Nahuatl language | Aztec, Mesoamerica, Uto-Aztecan | BritannicaNahuatl language, American Indian language of the Uto-Aztecan family, spoken in central and western Mexico.Nahuatl, the most important of the Uto-Aztecan languages, was the language of the Aztec and Toltec civilizations of Mexico. A large body of literature in Nahuatl, produced by the Aztecs, survives from the 16th century, recorded in an orthography that was introduced by Spanish priests and ...
- Nahuatl - The Lingua Franca of the Aztec Empire - ThoughtCoNahuatl is the spoken language of the Aztec empire, as well as by their modern descendants. The language is part of the Uto-Aztecan family and originated in the upper Sonoran region of Mexico. The word "Nahuatl" means "good sounds." Nahuatl speakers reached central Mexico circa 400–500 CE, and by the 16th century, Nahuatl was the lingua ...
- Welcome to the Online Nahuatl Dictionary! | Nahuatl DictionaryOnline Nahuatl Dictionary, Stephanie Wood, ed. (Eugene, Ore.: Wired Humanities Projects, College of Education, University of Oregon, ©2000–present). The team associated with the Wired Humanities Projects wishes to acknowledge the generous support from the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The ...
- Centuries-old Aztec language speaks to the present(Originally, Nahuatl used a script consisting of pictographs, but it adopted the Spanish alphabet after the 1521 Spanish conquest of Mexico.) Owned by the British Museum, the Codex of Aubin is a fascinating history of the Aztec people from foundational myths to their lives during the Spanish conquest and early Spanish colonial period. The codex ...
- Nahuatl language, pronunciation and alphabet - OmniglotNahuatl (nāhuatl / nawatlahtolli) Nahuatl is an Uto-Aztecan language spoken by about 1.5 million people in Mexico. The majority of speakers live in central Mexico, particularly in Puebla, Veracruz, Hildago, San Luis Potosi, Guerrero, Mexico (state), El Distrito Federal, Tlaxcala, Morelos and Oaxaca, and also in El Salvador.
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