Sierra Puebla Nahuatl
Eastern Peripheral variety of the Nahuatl language group
Sierra Puebla Nahuatl is one of the Eastern Peripheral varieties of Nahuatl, spoken by ethnic Nahua people in northwestern Puebla state in Mexico.
Phonology
The following description is that of the Sierra Puebla dialects:
Consonants
/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
Short vowels /i, e/ may vary freely to [ɪ, ɛ].
/a/ may be heard as [ɔ] when before /w/.
References
External links
Mary Ritchie Key. "Nahuatl (Sierra de Zacapoaxtla), thematic wordlist". The Intercontinental Dictionary Series.
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