Nahuan

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Scope note
Subgroup of the Uto-Aztecan languages, now considered a division of the Corachol-Aztecan subgroup of Southern Uto-Aztecan (also called Sonoran). The Nahuan languages include Pochutec and Nahua (made up of Pipil and Nahuatl). The Nahuatl language has many dialects and is spoken throughout Mexico; the Mexican government, Ethnologue, and Glottolog, recognize up to 30 varieties of modern Nahuatl as distinct languages.
Nahuan
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024