Sierra Puebla Nahuatl

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Sierra Puebla Nahuatl
masehual tla’tol (ncj)
Native to Mexico
Region Puebla
Native speakers
(200,000 cited 1983–2007) [1]
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Variously:
azz   Highland Puebla Nahuatl (Zacapoaxtla)
ncj   Northern Puebla Nahuatl (Naupan)
nhi   Tenango Nahuatl (ZacatlánAhuacatlánTepetzintla)
Glottolog high1278   Highland Puebla
nort2957   Northern Puebla
zaca1241   Zacatlan–Ahuacatlan–Tepetzintla
ELP Eastern Nahua ([azz)]

Sierra Puebla Nahuatl is one of the Eastern Peripheral varieties of Nahuatl, spoken by ethnic Nahua people in northwestern Puebla state in Mexico.

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Phonology

The following description is that of the Sierra Puebla dialects: [2] [3]

Consonants

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

Vowels

Front Back
High i
Mid e o
Low a

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References

  1. Highland Puebla Nahuatl (Zacapoaxtla) at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
    Northern Puebla Nahuatl (Naupan) at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
    Tenango Nahuatl (Zacatlán–Ahuacatlán–Tepetzintla) at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  2. Key, Harold & Mary R. (1953). The phonemes of Sierra Nahuat. International Journal of American Linguistics 19. pp. 53–56.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. Brockway, Earl (1963). The Phonemes of North Puebla Nahuatl. Anthropological Linguistics 5. pp. 14–18.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)