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Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Uto-Aztecan

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Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl (Náhuatl de la Huasteca Oriental) is one of the largest modern Nahuatl varieties, spoken by ~410,000 people in the Huasteca region of northeastern Mexico spanning Veracruz, Hidalgo, and San Luis Potosí states. Together with Western Huasteca Nahuatl (nhw) and Central Huasteca Nahuatl (nch), the Huasteca Nahuatl varieties form the largest concentrated Nahuatl-speaking region in modern Mexico. Linguistically, Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl preserves classical Nahuatl features (saltillo glottal stops, vowel length distinctions) and retains a substantial body of Mesoamerican vocabulary. Hasler's 1979 reference grammar is the major modern documentation.

Where it is spoken

31 core words in Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Water

atl

/atɬ/

Fire

tlitl

/tɬitɬ/

Sun

tonatih

/tonatih/

Moon

metztli

/metstɬi/

Star

sitlalij

/siˈtlalih/

Mother

mama

/mama/

Father

tata

/tata/

I

na

/na/

You

ta

/ta/

Name

tocaxtli

/toˈkaʃtli/

Eye

ixtli

/iʃtli/

Hand

maitl

/maitl/

Heart

yollotl

/jolːotɬ/

Love

tlazohtla

/tɬasoʔtɬa/

Tree

cuahuitl

/kʷawitɬ/

House

calli

/kalːi/

Dog

itzcuintli

/itskʷintli/

Cat

mizton

/miston/

Eat

tlacua

/tɬakʷa/

Drink

atli

/atɬi/

One

ce

/se/

Two

ome

/ˈome/

Hello

nimitzpaca

/nimitspaka/

Thank you

tlazohcamati

/tɬasoʔkamati/

Good

cualli

/kʷalːi/

Sources

Words compared

Compared with related Uto-Aztecan languages

Meaning Eastern Huasteca NahuatlCentral Huasteca NahuatlWestern Huasteca NahuatlGuerrero NahuatlClassical NahuatlIsthmus NahuatlNawat
Water atl /atɬ/ atl /atɬ/ atl /atɬ/ atl /atɬ/ ātl /aːtɬ/ ahtli /aʔtli/ at /at/
Fire tlitl /tɬitɬ/ tlitl /tɬitɬ/ tlitl /tɬitɬ/ tletl /tɬetɬ/ tlētl /tɬeːtɬ/ tit /tit/ tit /tit/
Sun tonatih /tonatih/ tonati /tonati/ tonati /tonati/ tonatih /tonatih/ tōnatiuh /toːnatiw/ tonal /tonal/ tunal /tunal/
Moon metztli /metstɬi/ metztli /metstɬi/ metztli /metstɬi/ metztli /metstɬi/ mētztli /meːtstɬi/ metz /mets/ metsti /metsti/
Star sitlalij /siˈtlalih/ sitlalij /siˈtlalih/ sitlalij /siˈtlalih/ sitlalin /siˈtlalin/ cītlālin /siːˈtlaːlin/ sitlalin /siˈtlalin/ sital /ˈsital/
Mother mama /mama/ nana /nana/ nana /nana/ nanan /nanan/ nāntli /naːntɬi/ nan /nan/ nan /nan/
Father tata /tata/ tata /tata/ tata /tata/ tatah /tatah/ tahtli /tahtɬi/ tat /tat/ tat /tat/
I na /na/ na /na/ na /na/ nejua /neˈwa/ nehhuātl /neʔˈwaːtɬ/ naja /ˈnaha/ naja /ˈnaha/
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