Nahuatl

Teaching materials

Teaching materials for Nahuatl, known historically as Aztec, is a language or group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Varieties of Nahuatl are spoken by about 1.7 million Nahua peoples, most of whom live in central Mexico. Nahuatl has been spoken in central Mexico since at least the seventh century CE.

Video 1: Methodology (interview)

Interview with the nahua historian Francisco Morales Baranda, head of the Academia de Lengua y Cultura Náhuatl, Santa Ana Tlacotenco. The interview is about methodology. Date: 20.05.2018. Place: Santa Ana Tlacotenco, Milpa Alta, CDMX.

Interactive map exercises for Nahuatl

Exercises for Nahuatl are in progress. To be published soon!

Language and local culture

Nahuatl language belongs to the yuto-nahua language family. It is the most spoken of the 68 indigenous languages of Mexico. Nowadays, it has more than 1.6 millon native speakers who use its 365 varieties (INALI). Therefore, it is also...