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Also Known As:
Nahuat, Nawat, Nahuate, Náwat, Náhuat
Dialects & Varieties
- Santo Domingo de Guzmán
- Tacuba
- Comasaguya
- Chiltiupán
- Concepción de Ataco
- Cuisnahuat
- Teotepeque
- Jicalapa
- Nahuizalco
- Izalco
- Mazaguat
Recent Resources
Curso de gramática del idioma náhuat pipil de El Salvador
Pipil (Nahuat) talking dictionary (audio recordings) from Living Tongues Institute for Endangered La
Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~97?
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 5
Used only in a few very specific domains, such as in ceremonies, songs, prayer, proverbs, or certain limited domestic activities.
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Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Lyle Campbell, Alan King, Jorge Lemus. Personal communication. 2014.
Bibliography of Locations:
Campbell, Lyle. 1985. "The Pipil Language of El Salvador." 1: Mouton de Gruyter.
Bibliography of Context:
Lyle Campbell, Alan King, Jorge Lemus. Personal communication. 2014.