• Classical Nahuatl (also known simply as Aztec or Nahuatl) is any of the variants of Nahuatl spoken in the Valley of Mexico and central Mexico as a lingua...
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  • The grammar of Classical Nahuatl is agglutinative, head-marking, and makes extensive use of compounding, noun incorporation and derivation. That is, it...
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    Nahuatl (English: /ˈnɑːwɑːtəl/ NAH-wah-təl; Nahuatl pronunciation: [ˈnaːwat͡ɬ] ), Aztec, or Mexicano is a language or, by some definitions, a group of...
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  • by SIL international). Nahuas Nahuatl Classical Nahuatl Classical Nahuatl grammar History of Nahuatl Nahuan languages Until the 18th century, Spanish...
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    Mexico which are clearly closely related to the extinct literary language, Classical Nahuatl. This binary division of Aztecan (Nahuan) was already the majority...
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  • A classical language is any language with an independent literary tradition and a large body of ancient written literature. In the context of traditional...
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    Xōchiquetzal (category Articles containing Classical Nahuatl-language text)
    Aztec mythology, Xochiquetzal (Classical Nahuatl: Xōchiquetzal [ʃoːt͡ʃiˈket͡saɬ]), also called Ichpochtli Classical Nahuatl: Ichpōchtli [itʃˈpoːtʃtɬi], meaning...
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    Ehecatl (category Articles containing Classical Nahuatl-language text)
    Ehecatl (Classical Nahuatl: Ehēcatl [eʔˈeːkatɬ], modern Nahuatl pronunciation) is a pre-Columbian deity associated with the wind, who features in Aztec...
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    Nanahuatzin (category Articles containing Classical Nahuatl-language text)
    (or Nanauatzin, the suffix -tzin implies respect or familiarity; Classical Nahuatl: Nanāhuātzin [nanaːˈwaːtsin]), the most humble of the gods, sacrificed...
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    Tlatoani (category Articles containing Classical Nahuatl-language text)
    Tlahtoāni (Classical Nahuatl: tlahtoāni pronounced [t͡ɬaʔtoˈaːniˀ] , "ruler, sovereign"; plural tlahtohqueh [t͡ɬaʔˈtoʔkeʔ]) is a historical title used...
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    Avocado (category Articles containing Classical Nahuatl-language text)
    does not come from the Nahuatl word for "ground testicles or avocados"". Nahuatl Studies (Blog). "8 Words from Nahuatl, the Language of the Aztecs". Merriam-Webster...
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    Itzcoatl (category Articles containing Classical Nahuatl-language text)
    Itzcoatl (Classical Nahuatl: Itzcōhuātl [it͡sˈkoːwaːt͡ɬ], "Obsidian Serpent", modern Nahuatl pronunciation) (1380–1440) was the fourth king of Tenochtitlan...
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    Tepēyōllōtl (category Articles containing Classical Nahuatl-language text)
    In Aztec mythology, Tepēyōllōtl (Nahuatl pronunciation: [ˈtepeːˈjoːlːoːt͡ɬ]; "heart of the mountains"; also Tepeyollotli) was the god of darkened caves...
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    Ōmeteōtl (category Articles containing Classical Nahuatl-language text)
    Ōmeteōtl (Nahuatl pronunciation: [oːmeˈteoːt͡ɬ] ) ("Two gods") is a name used to refer to the pair of Aztec deities Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl, also known...
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    Tēcciztēcatl (category Articles containing Classical Nahuatl-language text)
    In Aztec mythology, Tecciztecatl (Classical Nahuatl: Tēcciztēcatl [teːk.sis.ˈteː.kat͡ɬ], "person from Tēcciztlān," a place name meaning "Place of the...
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    Tlaxcala (Nahua state) (category Articles containing Classical Nahuatl-language text)
    Tlaxcala (Classical Nahuatl: Tlaxcallān [tɬaʃ.ˈká.lːaːn̥] 'place of maize tortillas') was a pre-Columbian city and state in central Mexico. During the...
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    Huitzilopochtli (Classical Nahuatl: Huītzilōpōchtli, IPA: [wiːt͡siloːˈpoːt͡ʃt͡ɬi] ) is the solar and war deity of sacrifice in Aztec religion. He was...
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    Tonantzin (category Articles containing Classical Nahuatl-language text)
    Tonantzin (Classical Nahuatl: Tonāntzin [toˈnáːn.tsin]) is a Nahuatl title composed of to- "our" + nān "mother" + -tzin "(honorific suffix)". When addressing...
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    Macuahuitl (category Articles containing Classical Nahuatl-language text)
    with several embedded obsidian blades. The name is derived from the Nahuatl language and means "hand-wood". Its sides are embedded with prismatic blades...
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    Tagetes lucida (category Articles containing Classical Nahuatl-language text)
    Tagetes lucida is a perennial plant native to Mexico and Central America. It is used as a medicinal plant and as a culinary herb. The leaves have a tarragon-like...
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    Tláloc (category Articles containing Classical Nahuatl-language text)
    Tláloc (Classical Nahuatl: Tláloc [ˈtɬaːlok]) is the god of rain in Aztec religion. He was also a deity of earthly fertility and water, worshipped as...
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  • Thursday (category Articles containing Classical Nahuatl-language text)
    his honor in the Albanian language Thursday is called "Enjte". In the Nahuatl language, Thursday is Tezcatlipotōnal (Nahuatl pronunciation: [teskat͡ɬipoˈtoːnaɬ])...
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    Axolotl (category Articles containing Classical Nahuatl-language text)
    The axolotl (/ˈæksəlɒtəl/ ; from Classical Nahuatl: āxōlōtl [aːˈʃoːloːtɬ] ) (Ambystoma mexicanum) is a paedomorphic salamander closely related to the...
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    Quetzalcoatl (category Articles containing Classical Nahuatl-language text)
    Quetzalcoatl (/ˌkɛtsəlkoʊˈætəl/) (Nahuatl: "Feathered Serpent") is a deity in Aztec culture and literature. Among the Aztecs, he was related to wind,...
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  • Teotl (category Articles containing Classical Nahuatl-language text)
    Teōtl ([ˈte.oːt͡ɬ]) is a Nahuatl term for sacredness or divinity that is sometimes translated as "god". For the Aztecs teotl was the metaphysical omnipresence...
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    Oaxaca International Airport (category Articles containing Classical Nahuatl-language text)
    Aeropuerto Internacional Xoxocotlán (Xoxocotlán International Airport) (Classical Nahuatl: Xōxōkot͡ɬan [ʃoʃokotlan], χoχokot͡ɬán in Mexican Spanish) (IATA:...
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  • name Pipil for this language is mostly used by the international scholarly community to differentiate it more clearly from Nahuatl. In Nicaragua it was...
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    Cōātlīcue (category Articles containing Classical Nahuatl-language text)
    Coatlicue (/kwɑːtˈliːkweɪ/; Classical Nahuatl: cōātl īcue, Nahuatl pronunciation: [koːaːˈtɬíːkʷe] , "skirt of snakes"), wife of Mixcōhuātl, also known...
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    Xōchipilli (category Articles containing Classical Nahuatl-language text)
    games, dance, flowers, and song in Aztec mythology. His name contains the Nahuatl words xōchitl ("flower") and pilli (either "prince" or "child") and hence...
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    Tlālōcān (category Articles containing Classical Nahuatl-language text)
    Tlālōcān (Nahuatl pronunciation: [t͡ɬaːˈloːkaːn̥]; "place of Tlāloc") is described in several Aztec codices as a paradise, ruled over by the rain deity...
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