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Widely spoken in central Mexico before the conquest, Náhuatl was the indigenous language of the Mexica-Azteca empire. It is still spoken today by well over a million people in the region.
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Náhuatl Term Timeline in Borderlands / La Frontera
The timeline below shows where the term Náhuatl appears in Borderlands / La Frontera. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Preface to the First Edition
...identity is the mixture of English, standard Spanish, northern Mexican dialect, and indigenous languages like Náhuatl she uses throughout.
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Part 1, Section 6: Tlilli, Tlapalli / The Path of the Red and Black Ink
...bottom; the pain always gets worse before it gets better. She quotes a famous old Náhuatl verse about using song to scatter one’s flowers so that one does not die.
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