Nahua
Americannoun
plural
Nahuas,plural
NahuaExample Sentences
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He apparently was not local; his name, Papmalil, is derived from either Nahua, spoken in central Mexico, or Chontal Maya, spoken more than 500 kilometers northwest of Ucanal along the Gulf Coast.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 17, 2024
With shared ancestry in the Nahua Indigenous group, which has ties to the Aztec civilization in central Mexico, the couple pledged to merge their identities and scientific studies as part of their future together.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2023
The next section will illustrate the native societies that first encountered Europeans — the Taino and the Nahua.
From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2022
Making that connection requires prior knowledge of an Aztec Nahua worldview.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2021
The bas-relief on which this is found is strongly Nahua in feeling and execution.
From Animal Figures in the Maya Codices by Tozzer, Alfred M. (Alfred Marston)
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