Scholar’s Dictionary Of Aztec Language May Take a Lifetime

Friday, February 24th, 2006

Scholar’s Dictionary Of Aztec Language May Take a Lifetime:

Word by word, Mr. Amith is creating an extensive archive of Nahuatl, the language spoken by the Aztecs at the time of the 16th century Spanish conquest and now the first language of 1.5 million Mexican Indians. He records fables and personal histories, collects plants and insects, and keeps up a nonstop patter with locals, searching for information to add to a Web site he is building that is part dictionary, part encyclopedia and part storybook.

Tyler Cowen calls Nahuatl “the most beautiful language” he’s heard.

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