Sierra Puebla Nahuatl is one of the Eastern Peripheral varieties of Nahuatl, spoken by ethnic Nahua people in northwestern Puebla state in Mexico.

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Sierra Puebla Nahuatl
masehual tla’tol (ncj)
Native toMéxico
RegionPuebla
Native speakers
(200,000 cited 1983–2007)[1]
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
azz  Highland Puebla Nahuatl (Zacapoaxtla)
ncj  Northern Puebla Nahuatl (Naupan)
nhi  Tenango Nahuatl (ZacatlánAhuacatlánTepetzintla)
Glottologhigh1278  Highland Puebla
nort2957  Northern Puebla
zaca1241  Zacatlan–Ahuacatlan–Tepetzintla
ELPEastern Nahua ([azz)]
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Phonology

The following description is that of the Sierra Puebla dialects:[2][3]

Consonants

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  • /t, n, l/ may also freely be heard as dental [t̪, n̪, l̪] among dialects.
  • /n/ can be heard as [ŋ] when before velar consonants.
  • /w̥/ is of limited distribution.

Vowels

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  • Short vowels /i, e/ may vary freely to [ɪ, ɛ].
  • /a/ may be heard as [ɔ] when before /w/.

References

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