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The Old Nahuatl language of the Aztecs

Old Nahuatl was the language of the Aztecs in new Mexico. Old Nahuatl was largely displaced by the Spanish language as the lingua franca of Mexico. This was following the Spanish Conquest of Mexico. With time, the language evolved to other Nahuatl dialects that are currently being used. Old Nahuatl is classified as an extinct language. It lives on through its written literature, which became popular after the introduction of the Latin alphabet. This early literary work has been [...]

Nahuatl had been spoken in Central Mexico since at least the 7th century AD. At the time of the Spanish conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century it was the language of the Aztecs. With the expansion of the Aztec empire and the introduction of the Latin alphabet, Nahutal became a prestige language and a literary language (Classical Nahuatl).

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Word list information

This dictionary was made by Manuel Rodríguez Villegas.

Old Nahuatl > English: 2,344 words
English > Old Nahuatl: 1,912 words

Last update: March 21, 2014
First upload: March 14, 2007

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