Central Puebla Nahuatl Explained

Central Puebla Nahuatl
Nativename:Xochiltepec–Huatlatlauca Nahuatl
States:Puebla
Speakers:16,000
Date:1998
Ref:e25
Script:Latin
Familycolor:Uto-Aztecan
Fam1:Uto-Aztecan
Fam2:Aztecan (Nahuan)
Fam3:Nahuatl
Fam4:Central Nahuatl
Iso3:ncx
Glotto:cent2133
Glottorefname:Central Puebla Nahuatl

The Central Puebla Nahuatl language is a Nahuan language spoken by 16,000 people in Mexico with 1,430 monolinguals. It is also known as Central Puebla Aztec, Náhuatl del Suroeste de Puebla, and Southwestern Puebla Nahuatl. The language is spoken in the area south of the city of Puebla in the towns of Teopantlán, Tepatlaxco de Hidalgo, La Magdalena Yancuitlalpan, Atoyatempan, Huatlathauca, and Huehuetlán near Molcaxac. It is written in the Latin script and is taught in most grammar schools of the area.