Sierra Puebla Nahuatl is one of the Eastern Peripheral varieties of Nahuatl, spoken by ethnic Nahua people in northwestern Puebla state in Mexico.
Phonology The following description is that of the Sierra Puebla dialects:
Consonants LabialAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottalmedianlateralplainlabial Nasal Plosivevoiceless voiced Affricate Fricative Approximantvoiced voiceless()
/t, n, l/ may also freely be heard as dental [t̪, n̪, l̪] among dialects. /n/ can be heard as [ŋ] when before velar consonants. /w̥/ is of limited distribution.
Vowels Front Back High Mid Low
Short vowels /i, e/ may vary freely to [ɪ, ɛ]. /a/ may be heard as [ɔ] when before /w/.
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