| Population |
400,000 (1991 SIL). |
| Region |
Tamazunchale, San Luis Potosí is center; Hidalgo. 1,500 villages. |
| Language map |
Mexico, reference number 33
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| Alternate names |
Náhuatl de la Huasteca Occidental, Náhuatl de Tamazunchale, Western Huasteca Aztec |
| Dialects |
Western Huasteca Náhuatl. 85% intelligibility between Eastern [nhe] and Western Huasteca Nahuatl. Separate literature needed for 100,000 in a Central dialect. |
| Classification |
Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Aztecan, General Aztec, Aztec |
| Language development |
Radio programs. Bible: 2004. |
| Writing system |
Latin script. |
| Comments |
SVO; long words, affixes; nontonal. Swidden agriculturalists. |
