Get to Know the Nahuatl language and the Nahua people

 

Spoken by the Aztec, Mexica, and Tlaxcaltec peoples of Central Mexico, the Nahuatl language had become a prestige language by the time of the Spanish Conquest (1519 - 1521).

Today, around 1.7 million Nahua people speak varieties of the language, mostly in central Mexico, in states such as Puebla.

 

Why learn the Nahuatl language?

Mural in Mexico of old couple kissing on the cheek and wearing indigenous hats

Speakers :

1.7 million

Where :

Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, United States, Canada

Dialects :

Western Peripheral Nahuatl, Eastern Peripheral Nahuatl, Huasteca Nahuatl, Central Nahuatl

Map of Mexico showing where the different dialects of the Nahuatl language are spoken
 

Cover Image

Atlixco, Puebla, Mexico

Photo by Roberto Carlos Roman Don on Unsplash

Map

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Resources for learning the Nahuatl language

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The majority of the resources available for learning Nahuatl are in Spanish.

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