Tuesday, April 14, 2015

The Aztec Language

The Aztec language, Nahuatl, was the dominant language in central Mexico by the mid-1350s.
 
Numerous Nahuatl words borrowed by the Spanish were later absorbed into English as well,
 
including chile or chili, avocado, chocolate, coyote, peyote, guacamole, ocelot and mescal.
 
The aztec alphabet
 

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