Nahuatl, Huaxcaleca

NHQ

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Alternate Names: Huaxcaleca Aztec, Náhuatl de Chichiquila

Dialects: None known. 87% intelligibility of Highland Puebla Nahuatl ,, 85% of Orizaba Nahuatl ,.

Genealogy:

Uto-Aztecan
Southern Uto-Aztecan
Corachol-Aztecan
Core Nahua
Nahuatl

Demographics: 7,000 (1990 census). 55 monolinguals.

Language Use: 12 municipalities no longer have speakers. Mainly older adults.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Mexico