Tehuacan–Zongolica Nahuatl
Nahuatl variety of Mexico
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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 Nahuatl | |
|---|---|
| Southeastern Puebla Nahuatl | |
| nawatlajtoli | |
| Native to | Mexico |
| Region | Puebla, Veracruz |
Native speakers | (260,000 cited 1991–2006)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:nhq – Huaxcalecanpl – Southeastern Pueblansu – Sierra Negranlv – Orizaba Nahuatl (Zongolica)nhz – Santa María la Altanhy – Northern Oaxaca |
| Glottolog | huax1236 Huaxcalecanort2958 N. Oaxaca |
Tehuacan–Zongolica has characteristics of both Central Nahuatl and Eastern Peripheral Nahuatl. Hasler (1996:164) summarizes the situation,[2]
Juan Hasler (1958:338) interprets the presence in the region of [a mix 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.
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