Classical Nahuatl
E162628
Classical Nahuatl is the historical prestige variety of the Nahuatl language used in central Mexico at the time of the Aztec Empire and early Spanish colonization, documented extensively in colonial-era texts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Classical Nahuatl canonical | 47 |
| Olmos’s Nahuatl grammar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Classical Nahuatl Context triple: [Nahuan languages, hasPart, Classical Nahuatl]
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A.
Modern Nahuatl
Modern Nahuatl is a group of contemporary indigenous languages spoken primarily in central Mexico, descended from Classical Nahuatl and used today by millions of Nahua people.
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B.
Zapotec
The Zapotec are an indigenous Mesoamerican people primarily from the Oaxaca region of southern Mexico, known for their ancient civilization, distinctive language family, and rich cultural traditions.
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C.
Mexican Penutian languages
Mexican Penutian languages are a proposed subgroup of the Penutian language family consisting of several indigenous languages spoken in parts of Mexico.
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D.
Mayan languages
Mayan languages are a family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in southern Mexico and Central America, known for their ancient hieroglyphic writing and continuity from the Classic Maya civilization to modern Maya communities.
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E.
Mazahua
Mazahua is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language spoken by the Mazahua people of central Mexico, particularly in the State of Mexico and surrounding areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Classical Nahuatl Target entity description: Classical Nahuatl is the historical prestige variety of the Nahuatl language used in central Mexico at the time of the Aztec Empire and early Spanish colonization, documented extensively in colonial-era texts.
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A.
Modern Nahuatl
Modern Nahuatl is a group of contemporary indigenous languages spoken primarily in central Mexico, descended from Classical Nahuatl and used today by millions of Nahua people.
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B.
Zapotec
The Zapotec are an indigenous Mesoamerican people primarily from the Oaxaca region of southern Mexico, known for their ancient civilization, distinctive language family, and rich cultural traditions.
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C.
Purépecha language
The Purépecha language is an indigenous, language-isolate of western Mexico, primarily spoken in the state of Michoacán by the Purépecha people and known for its unique structure and historical significance.
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D.
Mexican Penutian languages
Mexican Penutian languages are a proposed subgroup of the Penutian language family consisting of several indigenous languages spoken in parts of Mexico.
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E.
Mayan languages
Mayan languages are a family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in southern Mexico and Central America, known for their ancient hieroglyphic writing and continuity from the Classic Maya civilization to modern Maya communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nahuatl language
ⓘ
historical language ⓘ language variety ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
Alonso de Molina
ⓘ
Andrés de Olmos ⓘ Bernardino de Sahagún ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
annals and chronicles
ⓘ
colonial-era dictionaries ⓘ colonial-era grammars ⓘ colonial-era legal documents ⓘ poetry ⓘ religious texts ⓘ Florentine Codex ⓘ
surface form:
the Florentine Codex
|
| hasCanonicalWork |
Florentine Codex
ⓘ
Molina’s Nahuatl–Spanish dictionary ⓘ Classical Nahuatl self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Olmos’s Nahuatl grammar
|
| hasDescendant |
Central Nahuatl dialects
ⓘ
Guerrero Nahuatl ⓘ Huasteca Nahuatl ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
absolutive suffix on nouns
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agglutinative morphology ⓘ complex verbal morphology ⓘ polysynthetic structure ⓘ possessive prefixes ⓘ verb-initial word order tendencies ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | clas1250 ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administrative language of the Aztec Empire
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lingua franca in central Mexico ⓘ missionary language in New Spain ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
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surface form:
Late Postclassic Mesoamerica
early Spanish colonial period ⓘ |
| influenced |
Mexican Spanish vocabulary
ⓘ
modern Nahuatl varieties ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | nci ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Southern Uto-Aztecan ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Uto-Aztecan ⓘ |
| languageGroup |
Nahuan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Nahuan
|
| primaryScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| region |
Mexican Plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Highlands of Mexico
Valley of Mexico ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Central Mexico ⓘ |
| standardFor | colonial Nahuatl documentation ⓘ |
| status |
no longer spoken as a native language
ⓘ
used as a scholarly and liturgical language ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Mesoamerican languages
ⓘ
Nahuan languages ⓘ Uto-Aztecan ⓘ
surface form:
Uto-Aztecan languages
indigenous languages of Mexico ⓘ |
| timeOfUse |
15th century
ⓘ
16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Aztec Empire
ⓘ
Mexica ⓘ
surface form:
Mexica people
Nahua ⓘ
surface form:
Nahua peoples
|
| writingSystem |
Aztec pictographic tradition
ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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Subject: Classical Nahuatl Description of subject: Classical Nahuatl is the historical prestige variety of the Nahuatl language used in central Mexico at the time of the Aztec Empire and early Spanish colonization, documented extensively in colonial-era texts.
Referenced by (48)
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