Sierra Puebla Nahuatl is one of the
Eastern Peripheral varieties of Nahuatl, spoken by ethnic
Nahua people
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in northwestern
Puebla
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state in
Mexico
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.
Phonology
The following description is that of the Sierra Puebla dialects:
Consonants
* /t, n, l/ may also freely be heard as dental
̪, n̪, l̪among dialects.
* /n/ can be heard as
‹when before velar consonants.
* /w̥/ is of limited distribution.
Vowels
* Short vowels /i, e/ may vary freely to
ª, É›
* /a/ may be heard as
”when before /w/.
References
External links
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Nahuatl
Languages of Mexico
Uto-Aztecan languages
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