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Also called:
Aztecan, Nahua, or Nahuatlan
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Nahuan languages

Also known as: Aztecan languages, Nahua language, Nahuatlan language(Show More)
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Nahuan languages, subgroup of the Uto-Aztecan languages, now considered a division of the Corachol-Aztecan subgroup of Southern Uto-Aztecan (also called Sonoran). The Nahuan languages include Pochutec and Nahua (made up of Pipil and Nahuatl). The Nahuatl language has many dialects and is spoken throughout Mexico. Pipil is spoken only in El Salvador.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.