Nahuatl

Nahuatl is an Aztecan language, spoken by the Aztecs and their descendants in Mexico.

Phonology

Consonants

	Bilabial	Alveolar	Lateral Alveolar	Postalveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Stops	p	t				c (k)	h (ʔ ?)
Affricates		tz (ts t_s)	tl (tˡɬ t_l_K)	ch (tʃ t_S)
Fricatives		z (s)	l (ɬ K)	x (ʃ S)
Nasals	m	n
Semi-vowels					y (j)	hu (w)

• /w/ is spelt uh syllable-finally.
• /kw/ is spelt cu, or uc syllable-finally.
• /s/ before i or e is spelt c, and z elsewhere
• /k/ before i or e is spelt qu, and c elsewhere

Nahuatl words in English

• atlatl
• avocado (←ahuacatl)
• axolotl
• chicle (←chictli)
• chili, chile, chilli (←chilli)
• chocolate (←xocolatl)
• cocoa, cacao (←cacahuatl)
• guacamole (←ahuacamolli)
• coyote (←coyotl)
• ocelot (←ocelotl)
• peyote, peyotl (←peyotl)
• tomato (←tomatl)

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