This is part of my children’s book Let’s Explore San Miguel de Allende! Exploremos San Miguel de Allende! I add them in this blog as the drawings and words are beautiful. I enjoyed when I draw them and added a color for each language to make it easier to tell the difference: English, Spanish and Nahuatl.
In 1521, the great city of Tenochtitlán,
capital of the Aztec empire, fell to the Spaniards. Náhuatl was the
language of the Aztec Empire and we still use several words of Náhuatl
origin.
The Náhuatl Language is spoken by 1.5 million Náhua people who live
mainly in the central part of México and it is related to 13 languages
spoken by the Hopi, Comanche, Pima, Shoshone, and other native people of
North America.
Of the 62 individual languages related the Uto-Azteca, 49 languages are used in México, and the most common one is Náhuatl, which is spoken in at least in fifteen states.
The Náhuatl language is a branch of the Uto-Azteca that is a family of American Indian languages. The Náhua are the largest ethno-linguistic group in the Republic of Mexico.
Of the 62 individual languages related the Uto-Azteca, 49 languages are used in México, and the most common one is Náhuatl, which is spoken in at least in fifteen states.
The Náhuatl language is a branch of the Uto-Azteca that is a family of American Indian languages. The Náhua are the largest ethno-linguistic group in the Republic of Mexico.
Balamkú – Maya Jaguar Temple
These are some examples of the beautiful glyphs:
Rabbit
Conejo
Tochtli
|
Lizard
Lagarto Sipaktli |
Eagle
Águila
Kuautli
|
Herb
Hierba
Malinali
|
House
Casa Chantli or/o Kali |
Puma
Puma Mistli |
 Rain Lluvia Quiahuiz |
Monkey
Mono Ozomahtli |
Movement
Movimiento Ollin |
 Bird Pájaro Tototl |
Dog
Perro Itscuintli |
 Serpent Serpiente Koatl |
 Deer
Venado
Masatl
|
Wind
Viento Ejekatl |
Turkey Vulture
Zopilote Tsopilotl |
