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Tlaxcala–Puebla Nahuatl

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Native to
  
Tlaxcala, Puebla

Writing system
  
Latin

Region
  
western central Mexico

ISO 639-3
  
nhn

Native speakers
  
(40,000 cited 1980 census)

Language family
  
Uto-Aztecan Aztecan (Nahuan) Nahuatl Central Nahuatl 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.

References

Tlaxcala–Puebla Nahuatl Wikipedia