Nahuatl

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Nahuatl

  • /ˈnɑːwɑːt(ə)l/
  • /nɑːˈwɑːt(ə)l/
  • /nəˈwɑːt(ə)l/

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From Spanish náhuatl, from Classical Nahuatl nahuatl, nahuatlatolli (“the clear or understandable language”).

noun Nahua · Nahuatls · Nahuatl

  1. A member of a group of people indigenous to Central Mexico, spanning multiple tribal groups and including the Aztecs.

proper noun

  1. The polysynthetic Aztecan language spoken by an indigenous people of Mexico.

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