Tlaxcala–Puebla Nahuatl

The Tlaxcala-Puebla Nahuatl language, also known as Central Nahuatl, is a Nahuan language spoken by 40,000 people in central Mexico.

Name It is variously known as Central Aztec, Náhuatl del Centro, and Puebla-Tlaxcala Nahuatl. In 1990, there were 1,000 Tlaxcala-Puebla Nahuatl monolinguals.

Phonology The following description is that of the Tlaxcala dialect:

Vowels FrontCentral Back High Mid Low

Consonants LabialAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottalmedianlateralplainlabial Nasal Plosive Affricate Fricative Approximant

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