Nahua

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Mesoamerican people ethnic group indigenous people

The Nahua are a major indigenous people of Mexico, historically associated with the Aztecs and speakers of various Nahuatl languages across central and southern regions.

Aliases (5)

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mesoamerican people → ethnic group → indigenous people →
capitalCityHistorically	Tenochtitlan →
colonialStatus	subject peoples of the Spanish Empire in New Spain →
continent	North America →
contributedLoanwordsTo	Spanish language →
country	Mexico →
culturalHeritage	Nahuatl oral literature → codices of central Mexico → traditional festivals tied to agricultural calendar →
culturalPractice	calpulli social organization → chinampa agriculture → communal landholding (ejido-like systems) → ritual human sacrifice (pre-Columbian) → traditional herbal medicine → tribute system →
ethnicGroupOf	Mexico →
historicallyAssociatedWith	Aztecs → Mexica →
languageFamily	Uto-Aztecan languages →
majorDeityHistorically	Huitzilopochtli → Quetzalcoatl → Tlaloc →
modernLegalStatus	recognized indigenous people of Mexico →
notableLoanword	avocado → cacao → chocolate → coyote → tomato →
populationEstimate	several million in the 21st century →
preColumbianCivilization	Aztec Empire → Triple Alliance →
primaryLanguage	Nahuatl →
region	Central Mexico → Guerrero → Hidalgo → Huasteca region → Isthmus of Tehuantepec → Morelos → Oaxaca → Puebla NERFINISHED → San Luis Potosí NERFINISHED → Southern Mexico → State of Mexico → Tabasco → Tlaxcala NERFINISHED → Veracruz →
religion	Roman Catholicism → indigenous Mesoamerican religion → syncretic Christianity →
traditionalLanguageVariety	Central Nahuatl → Classical Nahuatl → Guerrero Nahuatl → Huasteca Nahuatl → Isthmus-Mecayapan Nahuatl → Pipil (Nawat) →
writingSystemHistorically	Aztec pictographic writing →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eastern Mexico ("Nahua peoples") → Guerrero → Los Tuxtlas →	hasIndigenousGroup
La Malinche → Nahuan languages ("Nahua peoples") →	ethnicity
Hernán Cortés ("Tlaxcalans") →	ally
Christianization of central Mexico ("Nahua peoples") →	appliesToPopulation
Tlaxcala →	ethnicGroup
Martín Cortés (son with Malintzin) →	ethnicOrigin
Hidalgo ("Nahua people") →	hasCulturalGroup
Southern Mexico ("Nahuas") →	hasEthnicGroup
Sotavento →	hasEthnicInfluence
Tacuba →	hasIndigenousOrigin
Veracruz ("Nahua people") →	hasIndigenousPeople
Nahuan languages ("Pipil") →	hasNotableVariety
Nahuan languages ("Pipil") →	hasPart
Sierra Madre del Sur →	indigenousGroups
indigenous peoples of Mexico ("Nahua people") →	majorEthnicGroup
former Lake Chalco ("Nahua peoples") →	usedBy