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A family language

Reconnect with Nahuatl

The language of your parents, your grandparents or your partner. The one you want to pass on to your children.

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Speaking the language of the country means reconnecting with its people.
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Now, at home, we speak Nahuatl.
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Your in-laws speak Nahuatl to you. Answer them in Nahuatl.
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Children who speak Nahuatl are the greatest cultural wealth you can bring to your family.
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Your grandparents’ Nahuatl should not end with them.
  • Finally understand what is said at the table, and answer back.
  • “Hi Mum, I speak Nahuatl!”

A language is passed down from generation to generation. Now it is your turn.

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The platform

Progress in Nahuatl between classes, at your own pace

Interactive lessons with native audio, vocabulary, dialogues and quizzes. Everything you need to reinforce your skills between live sessions.

The platform

Between classes, you move forward twenty minutes a day

Lessons follow one another in order, with no evening to set aside. Every word is recorded by a native speaker.

  • 175 lessons across 35 modules, from beginner to advanced
  • Native audio on every word, with a slow-down button
  • Your progress is kept, on phone and on computer alike
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You hear the language as it is actually spoken

The recordings are made by native speakers, not by a synthetic voice. The slow-down button separates the sounds when it goes too fast.

  • Every sentence can be played and slowed down
  • The transcription and translation sit under the audio
  • You replay it as many times as you need, with no limit
Quizzes

Every module ends with a quiz, not with a ticked box

You are corrected on the spot, with the explanation. A failed quiz can be retaken, with no penalty and no record.

  • Immediate correction, with the right answer explained
  • An end-of-level test opens the next level
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Your Nahuatl level, certified in your name

  • Issued once you have passed every lesson of a level: beginner, intermediate or advanced
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Your Nahuatl curriculum

Exactly what you'll find inside the platform: 35 modules, 175+ structured lessons, quizzes and exercises.

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Beginner Nahuatl
👋The basics of Nahuatl
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🌞Numbers and the Aztec cosmos
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👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Cencalli — Family
  • Tetahtzin , Les ancêtres10 min
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💪Tonacayo — The body
  • Tzontecomatl ihuan Cuaitl , Tête10 min
  • Maitl ihuan Icxitl , Main et pied10 min
  • Yollotl ihuan Eltzotzol , Cœur et corps10 min
  • Camatl ihuan Yacatl , Bouche et nez10 min
  • Tonacayo , Récap du corps10 min
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🌽Tlacualli — Food
  • Tlaolli ihuan Tlaxcalli , Maïs et tortilla10 min
  • Nacatl ihuan Michin , Viande et poisson10 min
  • Xocolatl ihuan Cacahuatl , Chocolat et cacao10 min
  • Ahuacatl ihuan Tomatl , Avocat et tomate10 min
  • Tlacualiztli , Le repas10 min
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🥤Atlihuani — Drinks
  • Atl , L'eau10 min
  • Atolli , Bouillie de maïs10 min
  • Xocolatl ihuan Chocolatl , Le chocolat10 min
  • Atlihuani , Récap boissons10 min
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🐾Yolcame — Animals
  • Cuauhtli ihuan Ocelotl , Aigle et jaguar10 min
  • Chichi ihuan Mazatl , Chien et cerf10 min
  • Tototl ihuan Michin , Oiseau et poisson10 min
  • Coatl ihuan Tecuani , Serpent et bête sauvage10 min
  • Yolcame , Récap animaux10 min
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🏠Calli — The house
  • Calli , La maison aztèque10 min
  • Tlatzacualoyan ihuan Tlanecuiloyan , Porte et fenêtre10 min
  • Tlecuilli ihuan Tlapechtli , Foyer et lit10 min
  • Ipan ihuan Itlan , Sur et sous10 min
  • Calmecac , L'école10 min
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🏙️Altepetl — The city
  • Altepetl , La cité aztèque10 min
  • Tianquiztli , Le marché10 min
  • Otli ihuan Atoyatl , Chemin et rivière10 min
  • Teopantli ihuan Tlatocan , Temple et palais10 min
  • Tlalli , La terre10 min
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🌈Tlatlapayotl — Colors
  • Iztac ihuan Tliltic , Blanc et noir10 min
  • Chichiltic ihuan Coztic , Rouge et jaune10 min
  • Texotic ihuan Xoxoctic , Bleu et vert10 min
  • Tlatlapayotl , Récap couleurs10 min
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📅Cahuitl — Time
  • Tonalli ihuan Yohualli , Jour et nuit10 min
  • Tonatiuh ihuan Metztli , Soleil et lune10 min
  • Xihuitl ihuan Metztli , Année et mois10 min
  • Axcan ihuan Mostla , Maintenant et demain10 min
  • Cahuitl , Récap du temps10 min
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🗣️Hueyi tequiti — Essential verbs
  • Cā , Être10 min
  • Yauh , Aller10 min
  • Huitz , Venir10 min
  • Cua ihuan Atli , Manger et boire10 min
  • Cochi ihuan Itta , Dormir et voir10 min
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🗨️Aoc tequitl — More verbs
  • Tlahtoa , Parler10 min
  • Mati , Savoir10 min
  • Nequi ihuan Tlazohtla , Vouloir et aimer10 min
  • Chihua , Faire10 min
  • Paqui , Être heureux10 min
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❓Tlatlaniliztli — Questions
  • Aquin ihuan Tlein , Qui et quoi10 min
  • Canin ihuan Ihquin , Où et comment10 min
  • Hayquech ihuan Iquin , Combien et quand10 min
  • Tlatlaniliztli , Récap questions10 min
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📏Tlatlaltic — Adjectives
  • Hueyi ihuan Tepiton , Grand et petit10 min
  • Cualli ihuan Ahmo cualli , Bon et mauvais10 min
  • Chicahuac ihuan Yamanqui , Fort et tendre10 min
  • Yancuic ihuan Huehueh , Neuf et vieux10 min
  • Tlatlaltic , Récap adjectifs10 min
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🧭Tlamellahualoyan — Directions
  • Tlauhcopa , L'est10 min
  • Cihuatlampa , L'ouest10 min
  • Mictlampa ihuan Huitztlampa , Nord et sud10 min
  • Nican ihuan Ompa , Ici et là-bas10 min
  • Tlamellahualoyan , Récap directions10 min
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🔢Tlapohualli — Advanced numbers
  • Mahtlactli , Au-delà de dix10 min
  • Cempohualli , Le compte de 2010 min
  • Centzontli , Les grands nombres10 min
  • Tlapohualli , Récap nombres10 min
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😊Yolcuiliztli — Emotions
  • Paquiliztli , Le bonheur10 min
  • Tlaocoyaliztli , La tristesse10 min
  • Cualantli ihuan Mahuiztli , Colère et peur10 min
  • Tlazohtla , L'amour10 min
  • Yolcuiliztli , Récap émotions10 min
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🌦️Quiyahuitl — Weather and nature
  • Quiyahuitl , La pluie10 min
  • Ehecatl ihuan Tletl , Vent et feu10 min
  • Xochitl ihuan Cuauhtli , Fleurs et arbres10 min
  • Cemanahuac , Le monde10 min
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👤Tonomahuilli — Pronouns
  • Nehhuatl ihuan Tehhuatl , Je et tu10 min
  • Tehhuantin ihuan Amehhuantin , Nous et vous10 min
  • No-, Mo-, I- , Les possessifs10 min
  • Tonomahuilli , Récap pronoms10 min
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✉️Tlapaloliztli — Advanced greetings
  • Cualli tonalli , Bonjour formel10 min
  • Tlazohcamati , Merci et politesse10 min
  • Ti-icniuhtin , Amis et famille10 min
  • Tlapaloliztli , Dialogue complet10 min
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🔣Tlatzinpehualli — Suffixes
  • -tzin , Le révérentiel10 min
  • -pan ihuan -co , Sur et dans (lieu)10 min
  • -liztli ihuan -ni , Action et agent10 min
  • Tlatzinpehualli , Récap suffixes10 min
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🦅Aztecayotl — Aztec culture
  • Mexihca , Les Aztèques10 min
  • In Xochitl In Cuicatl , La fleur, le chant10 min
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Advanced Aztec heritage
🌺Nahuatl philosophy and poetry
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🌺In Xochitl In Cuicatl — The flower and the song
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📜Cantares Mexicanos — The great anthologies
  • The Cantares Mexicanos — History and Transmission18 min
  • The Romances de los Señores — Texcoco and Its Court17 min
  • Syntax of the cuicatl — Advanced Grammatical Structures20 min
  • Iya iya yyao — Ritual Refrains in the Cuicatl16 min
  • Cuicapiqui — The Poet in Aztec Society16 min
  • + 3 more
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📖Codex Florentino — The great Aztec encyclopedia
  • Sahagún — The First Ethnographer of America18 min
  • Huehuetlahtolli — Wisdom of the Elders (Book 6)20 min
  • Practical Toltecayotl — Crafts in the Florentine Codex17 min
  • Tlahtoa in tlaticpac — Nature in the Florentine Codex17 min
  • Cempoalilhuitl — The 20 Feasts of the Solar Calendar18 min
  • + 3 more
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🎶Cantares Mexicanos — The songs of memory
  • The Cantares Mexicanos Manuscript18 min
  • The Language of the Cantares — Style and Rhetoric19 min
  • Chalcacihuacuicatl — The Song of the Women of Chalco20 min
  • Yaocuicatl — War Songs of the Cantares18 min
  • Icnocuicatl — Poetry of Solitude and Exile17 min
  • + 3 more
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📢Huehuetlahtolli — The words of the elders
  • Huehuetlahtolli — The Speeches of the Elders18 min
  • Nahuatl Crafts — Book 10 of the Florentine Codex17 min
  • The Natural World — Book 11 of the Florentine Codex17 min
  • Book 12 — The Conquest in the Florentine Codex20 min
  • Aztec Gods — Book 1 of the Florentine Codex18 min
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🐍The gods and mythology — Quetzalcóatl and Huitzilopochtli
  • Quetzalcóatl — The Feathered Serpent19 min
  • Huitzilopochtli — The Solar God of the Aztecs18 min
  • Tezcatlipoca — The Smoking Mirror17 min
  • Tlaloc and the Tlaloques — Water Gods16 min
  • Nahui Ollin — The Cosmogony of Five Suns18 min
  • + 3 more
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🏙️Tenochtitlan — The capital of the Mexica world
  • The Foundation of Tenochtitlan — 132518 min
  • Excan Tlahtoloyan — The Triple Alliance17 min
  • Tianquiztli — The Great Market of Tlatelolco17 min
  • Calmecac and Telpochcalli — Aztec Education17 min
  • Moctezuma Xocoyotzin — The Last Great Tlatoani18 min
  • + 3 more
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⚔️The Conquest — 1519-1521, Visión de los vencidos
  • The Eight Omens — Tetzahuitl before the Conquest18 min
  • The Encounter — Cortés and Moctezuma, November 151919 min
  • Noche Triste — The Night of the Spanish Rout17 min
  • The Siege of Tenochtitlan — May-August 152118 min
  • Vocabulary of the Conquest — New Words in Colonial Nahuatl17 min
  • + 3 more
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🔬Uto-Aztecan linguistics — Morphology and syntax C2
  • The Nahuatl Verbal System — Complete C2 Overview19 min
  • Verbal Aspects — Present, Future, Past and Progressive17 min
  • Nahuatl Directionals — hual-, on-, mo-, cen-17 min
  • Derivational Verbal Suffixes — Causative, Applicative, Reflexive18 min
  • Advanced Nominal Morphology — Possession and Composition17 min
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The curriculum

What you'll learn in Nahuatl

A curriculum designed to get you speaking Nahuatl in the situations that actually matter to you.

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  1. 01
    Classical conversational Nahuatl and modern variants
  2. 02
    Polysynthetic morphology: incorporating objects into verbs
  3. 03
    Classical Nahuatl for Aztec history and archaeology
  4. 04
    Nahuatl words in Spanish and English: the everyday traces
  5. 05
    Aztec culture: Tenochtitlán, codices, solar calendar and rituals
  6. 06
    Nahuatl for research in Amerindian and Mesoamerican linguistics
FAQ

Frequently asked questions about learning Nahuatl

Yes, with 1.7 million speakers, Nahuatl is the most widely spoken Indigenous language in Mexico, ahead of Yucatec Maya. It is spoken in rural and semi-urban communities in the States of Mexico, Puebla, Veracruz, Hidalgo and Guerrero. Several dialectal variants exist (Classical Nahuatl, Huastec Nahuatl, Tabasco Nahuat, etc.) that can differ significantly. The Mexican government officially recognizes Nahuatl as a national language.
Yes, Classical Nahuatl (Classical Aztec) is the 16th-century variant documented by Franciscan friars and used for the Aztec codices and religious texts. Modern Nahuatl has evolved with Spanish loanwords and phonetic changes. For historians and archaeologists, Classical Nahuatl is indispensable. To communicate with contemporary Nahuatl communities, one of the modern variants is more appropriate. Our classes cover both depending on your needs.
More than you might think. Via Spanish, Nahuatl has given English: chocolate, tomato, avocado, chili (from Nahuatl 'chilli'), cacao, tamale, copal, axolotl, ocelot, coyote, and dozens of other words in the culinary, zoological and botanical fields. This knowledge turns learning Nahuatl into an experience of reconnecting with the hidden history of our everyday vocabulary.
Nahuatl is essential for Mesoamerican studies, history, archaeology, anthropology. The Aztec codices (Codex Borgia, Codex Mendoza, Florentine Codex), the writings of Bernardino de Sahagún, and the poems of King Nezahualcoyotl (the 'Poet King') are all in Classical Nahuatl. For a scholar of Mesoamerican culture, reading primary sources in Nahuatl is the difference between surface-level research and substantive work.
Nahuatl is a polysynthetic language, objects, subjects and circumstances are incorporated directly into the verb, creating complex 'sentence-words'. It is linguistically fascinating but demanding. For an English speaker, expect 12 to 18 months to reach B1 with regular lessons. For researchers targeting the Classical Nahuatl of the codices, a functional reading level is achievable in 8 to 12 months with focused work on source texts.
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