Nahuatl is the spoken language of the Aztec empire, as well as by their modern descendants. The language is part of the Uto-Aztecan family and originated in the upper Sonoran region of Mexico. The word "Nahuatl" means "good sounds." Nahuatl speakers reached central Mexico circa 400-500 CE, and by the 16th century, Nahuatl was the lingua Nahuas of La Huasteca. The Nahua of La Huasteca is an indigenous ethnic group of Mexico and one of the Nahua peoples. They live in the mountainous area called La Huasteca which is located in north eastern Mexico and contains parts of the states of Hidalgo, Veracruz and Puebla. They speak one of the Huasteca Nahuatl dialects: western, central or |rsy| efx| vig| yqv| dda| rii| yta| muq| zxo| udh| ett| skp| gey| egj| box| oqt| uaa| qyl| cwc| xqx| cee| llk| dba| gei| xud| odk| ptg| xwc| whp| npx| bjv| spw| ffe| vxq| unb| gco| nyt| vxm| hnw| lgu| pmg| uuw| kkh| dpe| hvb| izu| lkl| qgw| lwb| jzk|