Category: Nahuatl

How to Pluralize Nouns in Early Modern Nahuatl

Pluralization   In the Nahuatl Language you only pluralize animate objects and inanimate objects that are metaphorically animate.   Nouns ending with -tl (-h, -meh)   One option is -h, which can be difficult because documents from the sixteenth and seventeenth century do not always include this suffix at the end of a word.  Another […]

Getting Acquainted with Nahuatl Nouns

If you are a beginner, start with this lesson, and keep in mind that I am discussing Early Modern Nahuatl from the Valley of Mexico, other dialects will vary. Subsequent lessons will build upon this lesson. For tips on how to pronounce Nahuatl, click here. For other Nahuatl resources, click here.   What is a […]

Nahuatl Lesson: Abstract Nouns — the -liztli and -iztli suffixes

Abstract nouns – -liztli, and -iztli suffixes This lesson will only cover abstract nouns in Early Modern Nahuatl, not contemporary dialects. An abstract noun is a noun that cannot be seen or touched. It can be a quality (beauty), a state (hope and death), or an idea (freedom and education). The English language, like many […]

Tips on Pronouncing Nahuatl

This page is intended for academic use as a tool to help students hear a native speaker of Nahuatl (Catalina de la Cruz Cruz) pronounce words and phrases. None of the files on this page or the rest of the site should be used without prior consent, and can never be used for commercial purposes. […]

Salutations and Other Basics in Nahuatl

This page is intended for academic use as a tool to help students hear a native speaker of Nahuatl (Catalina de la Cruz Cruz) pronounce words and phrases. None of the files on this page or the rest of the site should be used without prior consent, and can never be used for commercial purposes. […]

A Few Animals in Nahuatl from the Huasteca Veracruzana

This page is intended for academic use as a tool to help students hear a native speaker of Nahuatl (Catalina de la Cruz Cruz) pronounce words and phrases. None of the files on this page or the rest of the site should be used without prior consent, and can never be used for commercial purposes. […]

How to Pronounce Colors and Numbers in Nahuatl

This page is intended for academic use as a tool to help students hear a native speaker of Nahuatl (Catalina de la Cruz Cruz) pronounce words and phrases. None of the files on this page or the rest of the site should be used without prior consent, and can never be used for commercial purposes. […]

Nahuatl Naman

Wanted to share that I, along with a team of engineers and a Macehualli woman, will be creating an application for the Android Operating System. We are hoping to be done with the application, “Nahuatl Naman” early in 2015. The app will be free for download on the Google Play Store. Nahuatl Naman = Nahuatl […]

Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples and Extractive Industries Across the Americas – 2/1/2013 at the University of Arizona

Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples and Extractive Industries    Across the Americas University of Arizona, Center for Latin American Studies Human Rights Initiative                                    and                                                     Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program, Rogers College of Law Friday, February 1, 2013 8:30am – 6pm Arizona Historical Society 949 E. 2nd Street The objective of this one day conference is to bring to the […]