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Morelos Nahuatl

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Native to
  
Mexico

Native speakers
  
19,000 (2000 census)

Glottolog
  
more1259

Region
  
Morelos

ISO 639-3
  
nhm

Language family
  
Uto-Aztecan Aztecan (Nahuan) Nahuatl Central Nahuatl Nuclear Morelos Nahuatl

Morelos Nahuatl includes varieties of the Nahuatl language that are spoken in the state of Morelos, Mexico. In Morelos, Nahuatl is spoken in the communities of Cuentepec, Hueyapan, Santa Catarina, Xoxocotla, Atlacholoayan and Tetelcingo. But Tetelcingo Nahuatl is usually considered a separate variety due to its highly innovative phonology, and has very low mutual intelligibility with the other Morelos variants. Ethnologue also considers the varieties of San Felipe Tocla and Alpanocan to belong to the Morelos Nahuatl group of dialects although they are located in the state of Puebla. The dialects belong to the Central dialects closely related to Classical Nahuatl.

References

Morelos Nahuatl Wikipedia