Nahuatl, Sierra Negra

NSU

vigorous

Alternate Names: Náhuatl de la Sierra Negra

Dialects: Coyomeapan, Zoquitlan. Reportedly most similar to Southeastern Puebla Nahuatl ,; next most similar to Nahuatl , (Morelos).

Genealogy:

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

Demographics: 25,000 (2006 SIL). 16,000 monolinguals.

Language Development: Bible portions: 2011.

Typology: Long words, affixes; nontonal.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Mexico