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While her birthplace was not in the Aztec domain, it was an area where Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, was spoken, along with regional tongues.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

Apart from the "talciguines" - Nahuatl for devilish men - one character represents Jesus.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2024

The gallery’s namesake is Nepantla, a Nahuatl word that means “in the middle,” which Prendez describes as the place where one heals, rejuvenates or creates.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2023

While it's not clear if the opera's organizers will offer more showings, some in attendance who likely saw their first-ever Nahuatl opera were clearly moved by Cuitlahuac's story.

From Reuters • Jul. 19, 2023

In fact, the corpus of writings in classical Nahuatl, the language of the Alliance, is even larger than the corpus of texts in classical Greek.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann