Huasteca Nahuatl

Demographics

• Huejutla Reyes
• Huautla
• Yahualica
• Xochiatipan
• Atlapexco
• Jaltocan

• Chicontepec
• Ixhuatlán de Madero
• Benito Juárez
• Ilamantlan
• Ixcatepec
• Zontecomatlán

• Tamazunchale
• Axtla de Terrazas
• Xilitla
• Matlapa
• Coxcatlan
• Chalchicuautla

  Phonology

Vowels

Consonants

Orthography

• Their orthography is based on the evolution of Classical Nahuatl. It is somewhat of a deep orthography based on morphology since it aims to provide a unified system across regions.
• uses ⟨ca⟩, ⟨que⟩, ⟨qui⟩, ⟨co⟩ for /k/
• takes morphology into account
• uses ⟨za⟩, ⟨ce⟩, ⟨ci⟩, ⟨zo⟩ for /s/
• uses ⟨h⟩ for /h/

• Is influenced by modern Spanish conventions and is a very surface-based orthography. It aims to provide easy literacy across regions but with a different writing system in each one.
• uses ⟨k⟩ for /k/
• does not take morphology into account
• uses ⟨s⟩ for /s/
• uses ⟨j⟩ for /h/

• Somewhat based on modern Spanish conventions, mostly surface-based orthography as well but does not completely dispose of Classical Nahuatl conventions.
• uses ⟨ca⟩, ⟨que⟩, ⟨qui⟩, ⟨co⟩ for /k/
• does not take morphology into account
• uses ⟨s⟩ for /s/
• uses ⟨j⟩ for /h/

• IDIEZ: ce tlahcuilolli tleh campa niitztoc.
• Government: se tlajkuiloli tlej kampa niitstok
• SIL: se tlajcuiloli tlej campa niitztoc