Mexicaneru
Isthmus Nahuatl
Uto-Aztecan
Isthmus Nahuatl (also Mecayapan-Pajapan Nahuatl, Náhuatl del Istmo) is one of the ~30 modern Nahuatl varieties of Mexico, spoken in three municipalities of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec area in Veracruz. The Nahuan family (descended from Classical Nahuatl nci, the literary language of the Aztec Empire) divides into Eastern Nahuan (including Isthmus) vs. Western Nahuan vs. Pochutec extinct branches. Isthmus Nahuatl is part of the eastern variant cluster, mutually unintelligible with the larger Huasteca Nahuatl (nhe) and Sierra de Puebla Nahuatl varieties. Bilingual education programs since the 1990s have produced standardized literacy materials, with Isthmus Nahuatl notable for preserving classical Nahuatl features (saltillo glottal stops, vowel length distinctions) lost in some western varieties.
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20 palabras esenciales en Isthmus Nahuatl
Agua
ahtli
/aʔtli/
Fuego
tit
/tit/
Sol
tonal
/tonal/
Luna
metz
/mets/
Madre
nan
/nan/
Padre
tat
/tat/
Comer
tacua
/takʷa/
Beber
ati
/ati/
Amor
nech-nequi
/netʃneki/
Corazón
yolio
/jolio/
Árbol
cuahuit
/kʷawit/
Casa
cali
/kali/
Perro
itzcuintli
/itskʷintli/
Gato
miston
/miston/
Mano
mahuit
/mawit/
Ojo
ix
/iʃ/
Hola
niltze
/niltse/
Gracias
tlazohcamati
/tlasoʔkamati/
Uno
ce
/se/
Bueno
cualli
/kʷalːi/
Fuentes
Palabras comparadas
Comparado con lenguas Uto-Aztecan relacionadas
| Significado | Isthmus Nahuatl | Central Huasteca Nahuatl | Western Huasteca Nahuatl | Nawat | Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl | Guerrero Nahuatl | Náhuatl clásico |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agua | ahtli /aʔtli/ | atl /atɬ/ | atl /atɬ/ | at /at/ | atl /atɬ/ | atl /atɬ/ | ātl /aːtɬ/ |
| Fuego | tit /tit/ | tlitl /tɬitɬ/ | tlitl /tɬitɬ/ | tit /tit/ | titl /titɬ/ | tletl /tɬetɬ/ | tlētl /tɬeːtɬ/ |
| Sol | tonal /tonal/ | tonati /tonati/ | tonati /tonati/ | tunal /tunal/ | tonatih /tonatih/ | tonatih /tonatih/ | tōnatiuh /toːnatiw/ |
| Luna | metz /mets/ | metztli /metstɬi/ | metztli /metstɬi/ | metsti /metsti/ | metztli /metstɬi/ | metztli /metstɬi/ | mētztli /meːtstɬi/ |
| Madre | nan /nan/ | nana /nana/ | nana /nana/ | nan /nan/ | mama /mama/ | nanan /nanan/ | nāntli /naːntɬi/ |
| Padre | tat /tat/ | tata /tata/ | tata /tata/ | tat /tat/ | tata /tata/ | tatah /tatah/ | tāhtli /taːtɬi/ |
| Comer | tacua /takʷa/ | tlacua /tɬakʷa/ | tlacua /tɬakʷa/ | takwa /takwa/ | tlacua /tɬakʷa/ | tlakua /tɬakʷa/ | tlacua /tɬakʷa/ |
| Beber | ati /ati/ | atli /atɬi/ | atli /atɬi/ | ati /ati/ | atli /atɬi/ | atli /atɬi/ | ātli /aːtɬi/ |
| Amor | nech-nequi /netʃneki/ | tlazohtla /tɬasoʔtɬa/ | tlazohtla /tɬasoʔtɬa/ | nesa /nesa/ | tlazohtla /tɬasoʔtɬa/ | tlazohtla /tɬasoʔtɬa/ | tlazōhtla /tɬasoːhtɬa/ |
| Corazón | yolio /jolio/ | yollotl /jolːotɬ/ | yollotl /jolːotɬ/ | yulu /julu/ | yollotl /jolːotɬ/ | yolotl /jolotɬ/ | yōllōtl /joːlːoːtɬ/ |
| Árbol | cuahuit /kʷawit/ | cuahuitl /kʷawitl/ | cuahuitl /kʷawitl/ | kwawit /kʷawit/ | cuahuitl /kʷawitɬ/ | kuauitl /kʷawitl/ | cuahuitl /kʷawitɬ/ |
| Casa | cali /kali/ | calli /kalːi/ | calli /kalːi/ | kal /kal/ | calli /kalːi/ | kalli /kalːi/ | calli /kalːi/ |
| Perro | itzcuintli /itskʷintli/ | itzcuintli /itskʷintli/ | itzcuintli /itskʷintli/ | chichi /tʃitʃi/ | itzcuintli /itskʷintli/ | itzcuintli /itskʷintli/ | itzcuīntli /itskʷiːntɬi/ |
| Gato | miston /miston/ | mizton /miston/ | mizton /miston/ | mishin /miʃin/ | mizton /miston/ | miston /miston/ | mīztōn /miːstoːn/ |
| Mano | mahuit /mawit/ | maitl /maitl/ | maitl /maitl/ | mey /mei/ | maitl /maitl/ | mahpi /mahpi/ | māitl /maːitɬ/ |
| Ojo | ix /iʃ/ | ixtli /iʃtli/ | ixtli /iʃtli/ | ish /iʃ/ | ixtli /iʃtli/ | ixtli /iʃtli/ | īxtli /iːʃtɬi/ |
| Hola | niltze /niltse/ | niltze /niltse/ | niltze /niltse/ | ne pakua /ne pakwa/ | nimitzpaca /nimitspaka/ | niltze /niltse/ | niltze /niltse/ |
| Gracias | tlazohcamati /tlasoʔkamati/ | tlazohcamati /tɬasoʔkamati/ | tlazohcamati /tɬasoʔkamati/ | padiush /padjuʃ/ | tlazohcamati /tɬasoʔkamati/ | tlazohcamati /tɬasoʔkamati/ | tlazōhcāmati /tɬasoːhkaːmati/ |
| Uno | ce /se/ | ce /se/ | ce /se/ | se /se/ | ce /se/ | ce /se/ | cē /seː/ |
| Bueno | cualli /kʷalːi/ | cualli /kʷalːi/ | cualli /kʷalːi/ | kwahli /kʷahli/ | cualli /kʷalːi/ | kuajli /kʷahli/ | cualli /kʷalːi/ |
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