Nahuatl
Nahuatl is one of the largest indigenous Mexican languages both at home as well as in New York City. Because of its unique position in Mexican history, there are many who are interested in learning it as a second language. We have been working with local speakers of various dialects of Nahuatl to supplement existing documentation as well as create pedagogical materials with audio. In collaboration with Mano a Mano, a local non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of Mexican culture, we have helped organize Nahuatl classes this semester with maestro Irwin Sanchez. For more information, please see: http://www.manoamano.us/en/nahuatl-classes.html
As part of this effort, we are creating a series of podcasts which students here and elsewhere can utilize to learn the language. These can be listened to here as well as downloaded. Just right-click on the links below to download.
Podcasts
Podcast 1 – Things we see in the sky, fruits, vegetables, things in the kitchen, furniture, people and some simple actions.
The material for this podcast is largely based on the Nahuatl picture dictionary produced by SIL, Mexico which can be downloaded from here.
