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Sierra Puebla Nahuatl

Eastern Peripheral variety of the Nahuatl language group From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Sierra Puebla Nahuatl is one of the Eastern Peripheral varieties of Nahuatl, spoken by ethnic Nahua people in northwestern Puebla state in Mexico.

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Phonology

The following description is that of the Sierra Puebla dialects:[2][3]

Consonants

More information Labial, Alveolar ...
  • /t, n, l/ may also freely be heard as dental [t̪, n̪, l̪] among dialects.
  • /n/ can be heard as [ŋ] when before velar consonants.
  • /w̥/ is of limited distribution.

Vowels

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  • Short vowels /i, e/ may vary freely to [ɪ, ɛ].
  • /a/ may be heard as [ɔ] when before /w/.
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