Associations to the word «Nahuatl»

Wiktionary

NAHUATL, proper noun. The polysynthetic Aztecan language spoken by an indigenous people of Mexico.
NAHUATL, proper noun. A group of people indigenous to the Central Mexico region spanning multiple tribal groups including the Aztecs.
NAHUATL, noun. A member of this group.

Dictionary definition

NAHUATL, noun. A member of any of various Indian peoples of central Mexico.
NAHUATL, noun. The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Nahuatl.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky