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Map of Nahuatl dialects in Mexico

Nahuatl is an Uto-Aztecan language with about 1.7 native speakers. The majority of speakers live in central Mexico, with additional Nahuatl speakers throughout the rest of Mexico, El Salvador, and in parts of the USA. Classical Nahuatl was the language of the Aztec empire and was used as a lingua franca in much of Mesoamerica from the 7th century AD until the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. 

Nahuatl is not currently taught on the IU campus, but we do have access to some archived materials, listed below. Contact the IU Institute for Indigenous Knowledge for additional historical materials.

Nahuatl Recording Archive

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