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Basic Nahuatl vocabulary: "big" and "small".
"Chalchihuicozcatl" is a volume of Nahuatl poetry by Gustavo Zapoteco Sideño, a renowned Mexican poet.
Mirel Yolotzin García, from the organization Ávido Desarrollo Humano based in Mexico City, talks about a theatrical play in Nahuatl, developed within the framework of the project "Totlahtul Yultok" ("Our language lives"). The play, which involves puppets and actors, emphasizes the value of one's mother tongue and the consequences of losing it.
The women from the locality of San Francisco Tetlanohcan in Tlaxcala share their views on the language of literature after hearing a fragment of the book “Malintzin Itlahtol”, presented by the author- Refugio Nava Nava. “Malintzin Itlahtol” is the first publication in modern Nahuatl in standardized orthography based on colonial orthography and contemporary linguistic knowledge about morphology.
A native speaker of Nahuatl explains how to make tortillas.
Constantina Bautista Nava, a native speaker of Nahuatl from San Miguel Xaltipan, gives an account of her work in the field. She talks about corn harvesting and firewood collection. She recalls the time when she was resting after her daughter was born. She also talks about her present activities. She doesn´t work in the field anymore and she stays at home to take care of the farm animals.
Refugio Nava Nava, the author of the book "Malintzin Itlahtol", narrates a story about a young man, who has lost his dog in the forest.