Nahuatl

language of the Nahuan branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family
Intangible human_language Q13300
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Nahuatl

Summary

Nahuatl is a human language[1]. Nahuatl draws 5,104 Wikipedia views per month (human_language category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nahuatl is in the country of Mexico[3].
  • Nahuatl is in the country of El Salvador[4].
  • Nahuatl's instance of is recorded as human language[5].
  • Nahuatl is a type of Nahuan[6].
  • Nahuatl is a type of Uto-Aztecan[7].
  • Nahuatl is a type of Indigenous languages of the Americas[8].
  • Nahuatl's writing system is recorded as Latin script[9].
  • Nahuatl's writing system is recorded as Aztec script[10].
  • Nahuatl is part of indigenous languages of Mexico[11].
  • Nahuatl's Commons category is recorded as Nahuan languages[12].
  • Nahuatl's Wikimedia language code is recorded as nah[13].
  • Nahuatl began on 400[14].
  • Nahuatl's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 19, 'lon': -96}[15].
  • Nahuatl's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nahuatl[16].
  • Nahuatl's language regulatory body is recorded as Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas[17].
  • Nahuatl's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+1925620'}[18].
  • Nahuatl's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
  • Nahuatl's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'nah', 'text': 'Nawatlahtolli'}[20].
  • Nahuatl's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'nah', 'text': 'nawatl'}[21].
  • Nahuatl's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'nah', 'text': 'mexkatl'}[22].
  • Nahuatl's UNESCO language status is recorded as 2 vulnerable[23].
  • Nahuatl's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/NAH[24].
  • Nahuatl's linguistic typology is recorded as verb–subject–object[25].
  • Nahuatl's linguistic typology is recorded as agglutinative language[26].
  • Nahuatl's linguistic typology is recorded as polysynthetic language[27].

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Definition and Type

Nahuatl's instance of is recorded as human language[5]. Recorded subclass of include Nahuan[6], Uto-Aztecan[7], and Indigenous languages of the Americas[8].

Use and Application

Nahuatl is part of indigenous languages of Mexico[11].

Why It Matters

Nahuatl draws 5,104 Wikipedia views per month (human_language category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] Nahuatl has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Nahuatl is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Ethnologue. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Language. op.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Writing system Latin script, Aztec script
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