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The Mexica (Nahuatl: Mēxihcah, Nahuatl pronunciation: [meːˈʃiʔkaḁ] ⓘ; [3] singular Mēxihcātl) are a Nahuatl-speaking people of the Valley of Mexico who were the rulers of the Triple Alliance, more commonly referred to as the Aztec Empire.
The language was formerly called Aztec because it was spoken by the Central Mexican peoples known as Aztecs (Nahuatl pronunciation: [asˈteːkaḁ]). Now, the term Aztec is rarely used for modern Nahuan languages, but linguists' traditional name of Aztecan for the branch of Uto-Aztecan that comprises Nahuatl, Pipil, and Pochutec is still in use ...
Mictlan (Nahuatl pronunciation: [ˈmikt͡ɬaːn]) is the underworld of Aztec mythology. Most people who die would travel to Mictlan, although other possibilities exist (see "Other destinations", below). [1] Mictlan consists of nine distinct levels. [1]
Guttural R is the phenomenon whereby a rhotic consonant (an "R-like" sound) is produced in the back of the vocal tract (usually with the uvula) rather than in the front portion thereof and thus as a guttural consonant.
This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Nahuatl on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Nahuatl in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
Forvo.com (/ ˈ f ɔːr v oʊ / ⓘ FOR-voh) is a website that allows access to, and playback of, pronunciation sound clips in many different languages in an attempt to facilitate the learning of languages.
Aztec codices (Nahuatl languages: Mēxihcatl āmoxtli Nahuatl pronunciation: [meːˈʃiʔkatɬ aːˈmoʃtɬi], sing. codex ) are Mesoamerican manuscripts made by the pre-Columbian Aztec , and their Nahuatl -speaking descendants during the colonial period in Mexico .
Nahui Ollin symbol with an eye (ixtli) in the center.A solar ray and a precious stone (chalchihuitl) emanate from the eye, Codex Borbonicus (1519–1521) [1]Nahui Ollin is a concept in Aztec/Mexica cosmology with a variety of meanings.