As a language label, the term Nahuatl encompasses a group of closely related languages or divergent dialects within the Nahuan branch of … See more

Pre-Columbian period
On the issue of geographic origin, the consensus of linguists during the 20th century was that … See more

Nahuan languages are defined as a subgroup of Uto-Aztecan by having undergone a number of shared changes from the Uto-Aztecan protolanguage (PUA). The table … See more

Nearly 500 years of intense contact between speakers of Nahuatl and speakers of Spanish, combined with the minority status of … See more

Today, a spectrum of Nahuan languages are spoken in scattered areas stretching from the northern state of Durango to Tabasco in the southeast. Pipil, the southernmost … See more

The Nahuatl languages are agglutinative, polysynthetic languages that make extensive use of compounding, incorporation and derivation. That is, they can add many … See more

Many Nahuatl words have been borrowed into the Spanish language, most of which are terms designating things indigenous to the Americas. … See more