Nahuatl

[ nah-waht-l ]

/ ˈnɑ wɑt l /

a member of any of various peoples of ancient origin ranging from southeastern Mexico to parts of Central America and including the Aztecs.

a Uto-Aztecan language spoken by over half a million people mostly in central Mexico. Compare Aztec(def 2).

of or relating to the Nahuatl language or peoples.

Origin of Nahuatl

1815–25; < Spanish náhuatl < Nahuatl nāhuatl something that makes an agreeable sound, a second-language speaker of one's own language

The Mayas are thought to have been the earliest of the Nahuatl family to migrate from their northern home.

Mexico |Susan Hale
The signification of the names of this day, except that of the Nahuatl calendar—cohuatl, “serpent”—appears to be uncertain.

Day Symbols of the Maya Year |Cyrus Thomas
The Nahuatl text is more definite than the Spanish translation.

Nagualism |Daniel G. Brinton
The tucur is the owl; this name being apparently an abbreviation of the Nahuatl tecolotl.

The Annals of the Cakchiquels |Daniel G. Brinton

Some of the Nahuatl deities are goddesses, which shows that the sexes were not unequally reverenced.

Mexico |Susan Hale

Nahuatl

/ (ˈnɑːwɑːtəl, nɑːˈwɑːtəl) /

plural -tl or -tls a member of one of a group of Central American and Mexican Indian peoples including the Aztecs

the language of these peoples, belonging to the Uto-Aztecan family

Former name: Nahuatlan