Highland Puebla Nahuatl

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Highland Puebla Nahuatl is a modern Nahuan language variety spoken in the highland region of Puebla, Mexico, descended from the Proto-Nahuan language.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nahuatl language variety
Uto-Aztecan language
modern language variety
closelyRelatedTo Central Nahuatl
Isthmus Nahuatl
country Mexico
developedFrom Proto-Nahuan language
linked to: Proto-Nahuan
hasAlternativeName Highland Puebla Aztec
Sierra Puebla Nahuatl
hasAncestor Proto-Nahuan language
linked to: Proto-Nahuan
hasBasicWordOrder SVO
hasBorrowingsFrom Spanish
hasEndangermentCause language shift to Spanish
hasGlottocode high1278
hasGlottologName Highland Puebla Nahuatl
hasHistoricalOrigin Classical Nahuatl
hasISO639-3Code azz
hasLanguagePolicyContext Mexican indigenous language policy
hasLexifier Proto-Nahuan language
linked to: Proto-Nahuan
hasMorphologyType polysynthetic
hasPhonologicalFeature contrastive aspiration absent
glottal stop phoneme
vowel length contrast
hasRegionCode MX-PUE
hasSpeakerCommunityType rural communities
hasStatus regional indigenous language
hasSubstrate Proto-Nahuan language
linked to: Proto-Nahuan
hasTypology agglutinative language
isEndangered true
isMinorityLanguageIn Mexico
isSpokenBy Nahua people
linked to: Nahua
isSpokenInHighlandsOf Sierra Norte de Puebla
languageFamily Uto-Aztecan
languageGroup Nahuan
linked to: Nahuan languages
partOfLanguageBranch Aztecan branch
linked to: Aztecan languages
partOfLanguageFamily Uto-Aztecan language family
linked to: Uto-Aztecan
spokenIn Mexico
Puebla
linked to: Puebla (state)
spokenInRegion highland region of Puebla
subclassOf Central Nahuatl
Eastern Nahuatl
Nahuan language
linked to: Nahuan languages
usedBy indigenous communities in Puebla
usedIn local education
oral tradition
religious practices
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Proto-Nahuan ancestorOf Highland Puebla Nahuatl
Proto-Nahuan ancestorOf Tetelcingo Nahuatl
linked to: Highland Puebla Nahuatl
Modern Nahuatl hasDialect Sierra Puebla Nahuatl
linked to: Highland Puebla Nahuatl
Eastern Nahuatl hasDialect Sierra Puebla Nahuatl
linked to: Highland Puebla Nahuatl
Aztecan languages includesLanguage Highland Puebla Nahuatl
Huasteca Nahuatl closelyRelatedTo Sierra Puebla Nahuatl
linked to: Highland Puebla Nahuatl
Highland Puebla Nahuatl hasGlottologName Highland Puebla Nahuatl
Highland Puebla Nahuatl hasAlternativeName Sierra Puebla Nahuatl
linked to: Highland Puebla Nahuatl
Nahuatl language continuum hasPart Highland Puebla Nahuatl
Central Veracruz Nahuatl closelyRelatedTo Highland Puebla Nahuatl
Orizaba Nahuatl hasAlternativeName Southeastern Puebla–Orizaba Nahuatl
linked to: Highland Puebla Nahuatl