Tabasco Nahuatl
Nahuan language spoken in Tabasco
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Tabasco Nahuatl or Nawat of Tabasco is a moribund Nahuan language spoken in Cupilco in the Mexican state of Tabasco.[1]
NativetoMexico
RegionTabasco
Native speakers
30 (2014)[1]Uto-Aztecan
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Aztecan (Nahuan)
- Nahuatl
- Eastern Nahuatl
- Pipil–Tabasco
- Tabasco Nahuatl
- Pipil–Tabasco
- Eastern Nahuatl
- Nahuatl
| Tabasco Nahuatl | |
|---|---|
| Nawat | |
| Native to | Mexico |
| Region | Tabasco |
Native speakers | 30 (2014)[1] |
Uto-Aztecan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nhc |
| Glottolog | taba1265 |
The language belongs to the eastern branch of the Nahuan language family, and exhibits a number of divergent features.[2][better source needed]
Phonology
Consonants
- /p/ becomes [b] between two i's, e.g., suwapipil [suwapibil] 'girls'.
- /t/ is dental [t̪]. It becomes [d̪] between vowels in rapid speech, e.g., nitati [nid̪at̪i] 'I burn'.
- /k/ becomes [g] initially, between vowels, and after nasals, e.g., kahli [gahli] 'house'
- /ts/ is dental [t̪s̪].
- /s/ is alveolar.
- /n/ is alveolar but becomes [ŋ] word-finally and before /k/.
- /ɲ/ is alveopalatal [n̠ʲ].
- Spanish loanwords include sounds such as [b], [g], [f], [r].[4]
Vowels
- /o/ is not common but contasts with /u/, e.g., koit 'stick', xuit 'year'. It also appears in loans from Ayapa Zoque, e.g., ooyo 'shrimp' from óʼyok 'shrimp'.
Vowel length is contrastive, e.g., istat 'salt', istaat 'cotton'.
Orthography
Sample text
| Tabasco Nahuatl | Literal translation | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| en akél tiempo ibwak neemía nii chi tiopan tuguhkulwan... ginei pixtiwapa ienemigo tiopan... te ginei pa chichti pa unu tiopan iwaan tuguhkulwan yaha neeha pa teiti... | En aquel tiempo cuando andaban haciendo iglesia nuestros-abuelos... lo querían destruir su-enemigo iglesia... no lo-quería brujo que hay iglesia y nuestros-abuelos andar trabajando | En aquel tiempo, cuando andaban haciendo la iglesia nuestros abuelos, sus enemigos querían destruirla. Los brujos no querían que hubiera iglesia y nuestros abuelos seguían trabajando. | At that time, when our grandparents were building the church, their enemies wanted to destroy it. The sorcerers didn't want a church, but our grandparents kept working. |
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