Perkataan nāhuatlcode: nah is deprecated (batang kata nama nāhua, + absolutif -tl ) dipercayai bermaksud "bunyi yang nyata dan jelas" (Andrews 2003:578 2003:364,398) This language name has several spellings, among them náhuatl (the standard spelling in the Spanish language),("Náhuatl" (dalam bahasa Spanish). rae.es. Dicapai pada 6 July 2012.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)) Naoatl, Nauatl, Nahuatl, Nawatl. In a back formation from the name of the language, the ethnic group of Nahuatl speakers are called Nahua.
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