Even after 500 years of Spanish suppression, native languages still exist. A friend of mine's mother spoke one of these languages. It's fascinating to hear it spoken.
In written form, it looks impossible to pronounce with a lot of consonants all crowed together.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHgb_x_o62o
I have a book in my library from my time there that was written to teach Spanish speakers how to speak Nahuatl. It was fun to try and learn thirty years ago. One of my favorite parts though is that the book contains a collection of ancient Nahuatl legends, passed down orally before being captured in this book, which was published in the nineteenth century, iirc.
Thanks for sharing.
Native speakers, down there. The Mexican government is also working to expand this knowledge. (Which is a good thing).
It is fascinating that these indigenous languages still exist after centuries of intermingling.
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