Classical Nahuatl
Lingua franca that was spoken in the Valley of Mexico in the 16th century / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Classical Nahuatl (also known simply as Aztec or Nahuatl) is any of the variants of Nahuatl spoken in the Valley of Mexico and central Mexico as a lingua franca at the time of the 16th-century Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. During the subsequent centuries, it was largely displaced by Spanish and evolved into some of the modern Nahuan languages in use today (other modern dialects descend more directly from other 16th-century variants). Although classified as an extinct language,[1] Classical Nahuatl has survived through a multitude of written sources transcribed by Nahua peoples and Spaniards in the Latin script.
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Classical Nahuatl | |
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Nāhuatlahtōlli | |
Pronunciation | [naːwat͡ɬaʔˈtoːlːi] |
Native to | Mexico |
Region | Aztec Empire |
Era | 16th century, after Conquest of Mexico |
Uto-Aztecan languages
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | nci |
Glottolog | clas1250 |
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