Hey everyone, when I first made this video a month ago I had just started learning Nahuatl out of casual interest. Since then, I've learned a lot more about the language and more importantly, what it means to a lot of people in Mexico (and why fewer people speak it today). So hopefully nothing in this video was disrespectful - that wasn't my intent! I keep living and learning. I later made more Nahuatl videos in La Huasteca, the biggest Nahuatl speaking region in Mexico, that are completely different: ruclips.net/video/qezdUqkL7zM/видео.html Tlazocamati tiquittah / thanks for watching
While I understand this wasnt made with ill intent. You should understand from the indigenous perspective that you’re basically playing gotcha with people and making them feel uncomfortable for not being able to speak one of the several languages that they were ,for 500 years forced to stop learning. Also you should work on your “tl” pronunciation. Im glad you have learned from this since you made this video. It would be great to put it to good use. Tlatzocamati
No it waant disrespectful if anything i cant belive peopke feel embarrassed to speak our native language because they are afraid of being made fun of i give you the upmost respect for yoy even wanting to speak the original aztec language i would love to speak my native language
Unfortunately, modern society has made a point to be embarrassed of speaking an Indigenous language and therefore, locals can be offended if they are tagged with it. Even native speakers can feel ashamed to be put on the spot. But we're moving towards recognition and pride in our REAL heritage.
@@joshuafult84 False. Even here in the states I went to school with people that spoke Indigenous languages but found out later in adulthood. There's almost 2 million Nahuatl speakers alone, and a lot of them are in major cities. I grew up there as a child before a came back to the US, and I know there's more speakers than they would have you belive.
It’s merely westernization. It was meant to make you feel this way, so that you only feel comfortable speaking English and adhering to the US national system. This is actual culture in the video.
Dam really that’s crazy I guess I get it but being from the 90s we just thrive with showing our pride and maybe that’s why it’s hard to understand why hide it ! Ughhh makes me wanna learn
I play basketball in a park with guys who speak it in queens, New York. I speak Spanish but when they pull that out I can’t understand. But it’s cool to listen too
Thats what I was going to say. Also that there are many dialects that are unintelligible with the dialect you're learning even though both are Nahuatl.
It’s known that Nahuatl had been unpopular for years in schools and having students and children not learn the language because the indigenous peoples had been seen as lower class even in Mexico. There is such discrimination against our ancestors language that most only want to learn Spanish. Once Mexico was conquered primarily by the Spaniards they wanted to diminish Speaking Nahuatl completely. If anything it’s a miracle that people still know it today or are interested in learning and connecting to their roots!
Nahautl and Indiengoiuos languages actually lost popularity in the early 1900s when Lazaro Cardenas made 'Education' compulsory for all social classes. Madero did a census in 1902 and found that 80% of Mexicans still spoke inidgeinous languages. Castillian & French were only taught in the cities to the Upper Class- Merchant & Political class . But French was the most popular language in Mexico after the 1860s. Latin was the dominate language for the Middle because of Catholicsm. Up until 1950 all masses were held in Latin -in any country , so majority of middle class Indigeious converts could also speak in Latin too, hence why Mexican Spanish has a more Italian like phonetic system rather than Spain does today. The remainder of the Nahautl speakers in DF& Edo Mex spoke a Classical Nahautl( or Church Nahuatl) or Huastecan Nahautl. Once Television(grupo televisa) came about in the 40s and children shows caught the attention of the kids, Mexican-Spanish(Mexico City) became super popular and thus the Nahautl speakers diminished as Nahautl was viewed as the peasant language. It's similar to Mexican immigrants in the US, their kids learn HIP HOP and POP music really quickly because of its Nursey Rhyme structure and watch cartoons, they are able to learn English rapidly. Once they have assimilated into that Culture, it becomes 'embarrasing' or culturally CRINGEWORHTY to be associated with Spanish and Mexican culture , and thus they participate in the mocking of their counterparts who have not assimilated yet. Thus the cycle continues. *THIS IS SOME NOT ALL , SOME MEXICANS TAKE PRIDE IN THEIR ROOTS in the US and defend it , but it's not ALL. Same thing with Nahuatl and other Indigenious languages. My dad was 17 when he Learned Spanish in Mexico city, He needed to learn Spanish because all of the Construction layouts/designs were in Spanish. He was roasted badly by the Mexican-Spanish speakers for being Native,. When I would ask him to teach me Otomi he would get super emberased and decline. There are efforts to revive the language by AMLO and Obrad. The other issue is that the Nortenos, Oto Manguen and Mayan languages don't want to learn Nahautl.
True. Mexicans will even use the term Indian to describe someone who is darker and less intelligent. Even though it’s sometimes used jokingly it still puts down indigenous people. I used to be embarrassed being the dark one in the family but now after growing up and learning about my ancestors. I’m proud of it.
@@ballislife9092 which is funny because even tho I'm mexican some others will make fun of me for being the whiter one,but it's all just jokes with us atleast.
@NotLDaz which still makes you native and It’s still a part of our heritage. Funny you say call us a colonizer but yet are denying it’s a part of our heritage because our ancestors were colonized. Rethink what you just said smh
@@Adeus1 People in Mexico City are just as indigenous as the people in rural towns, they have simply abandoned their own languages and cultures for the language and culture of their colonizers.
@@Ahmed-ob6ec That's happening, sure. I would also venture to say that they do it at same rate most indigenous people are forced to assimilate to the extent that they do. This happens in Africa, Middle East, Asia etc. If you ever visited any of these pueblos you would also notice a number of them coordinating a structural adaptation into the modern world while still preserving their culture, language and customs. Still not exactly comparable to a modern Mexican in Mexico City. Which by the way, still maintain plenty of their indigenous roots through some customs, culture etc. Mexico is not Spain and is different. Do you know why? Its indigenous roots. Full colonization is much more apparent in African Americans in the United States which have no recollection nor connections to their history beside the color of their skin and what's written in history books, unfortunately.
For those who are wondering the screaming noise is actually someone using an Aztec Death whistle Used to instill fear during times of combat and for ceremonies
*short story* Mohawk Indian is carrying a Mohawk language book. White man notices and says "what are you learning that for? It won't do you any good in today's world. Mohawk man replies; "So that when I die and travel to be with my ancestors I can communicate with them." White man responds; "what if you go to hell?" Mohawk man smiles and says, "No worries there, I already speak english".
@@GodOfMySalvationIsYeshua understanding the concept that the English speakers stripped the language , souls and land of those indigenous to the land, you can very well appreciate why he refers to hell only where the English speakers are found.
Thank you for making this video! Its tragic how colonialism destroyed so much of this culture and how this language is hardly spoken anymore. I will watch your other video too!
That's kinda the hidden message of the video. Nahuatl is beautiful and I hope people in Mexico keep learning it, the precolonial history of Mesoamerica is way too important to just be forgotten
The Aztecs were the conquerors before the Spanish. They had a great empire, but were also greatly hated by other native groups who the Aztecs oppressed. It was the other natives that grouped up and eventually brought them down, the Spaniards (who were literally only 500 men strong) had very little to do with the fall of the Aztecs other than bringing foreign diseases on the continent and doing diplomacy with the native tribes to plot against the Aztecs. The legacy of the Aztec empire should definitely be preserved though, and I hope the language doesn't completely die out.
yea the same with the mayan culture, the priests burned every book of the mayans except two, so all we have is the dresden codex and one other and thats all there is of the written mayan language
@@Qwerty-ly8qk that sounds more like the spanish had everything to do with the fall of the aztecs they may not have taken much part in their actual destruction but they certainly orchestrated the entire thing
Nahuatl was the lingua franca of Mesoamerica (what today is Southern U.S. to Costa Rica), but tons of other languages were spoken at the same time, in the same places. So its purpose was more to make business and logistics easier in a very linguistically diverse part of the world. Similar to what Mandarin is now in China. It's the main language but are also tons of other languages throughout China that millions of people continue to speak.
It's different in Mexico. Many people in Mexico look down on being indigenous and are quick to claim their Spanish heritage. Little do they know, they are most likely more indigenous than Spanish.
@@HawaiiDEEPS I believe it varies by region. I recently did a DNA test and results showed I am still 45% indigenous while my European is only 33% (the rest were a mix of other places). Some places of Mexico and Central/South America were more colonized than others. There are still many communities where the people are not as mixed and maintain a high indigenous DNA percentage. Where as other places like Guadalajara, will have more Spanish DNA. Agree with you that people won't claim what they really are...that's unfortunate. We really should be proud of our full background and not be ashamed. Indigenous is beautiful 🧡
@@jenvasquez88 That's interesting, how much African dna did you have? My family is African-American, but my dad's mom is Mexican so I have 13% Iberian dna and 6% indigenous
@@SabbaticalTommy that’s the whole idea! The mexica were brutal when it came to war. Just imagine you’re in a dark jungle and you start hearing screaming from everywhere and you can’t pinpoint where it’s coming from! Also don’t pronounce the TL in Nahuatl you can say it nawat or nawal. Thanks!
Yeah, that was a bit hard. I thought he was pushing it by telling the Mexican girl that he couldn't tell she was Mexican and that she looked like a gringo.
@@MH-zg5yw He is, homeboy hasnt met enough Mexicans in his life, I've been around the country and lived with Mexicans in Vegas all my life, he needs to stop trying to generalize an entire country. That he's expecting most native language speakers to speak Nahuatl is also exposing his limited point of view, since Mexico has 68 native languages recognized by the government
Maybe go to the non gentrified parts of the city. It would be more respectful to just ask people if they speak Nahuatl rather than tricking them in a way....
It really sucks that the Spaniards have succeeded in the minds of so many of the indigenous people. You can see the strong indigenous genes that they carry and believe that Spanish is their language. But your video was very informative.
@@reddredd7088 ya esta jodido mexico los jovens con sus pinche reggeton ya valio... Yo que naci en USA... Represento los Aztecas mas que gente en Mexico... Ya perdieron su cultrua donde se siente desrespetados cuando lo llaman uno indio... Ya ni son orgulloso de hacer azteca.. Yo aun cuando dicen que soy Cabacho (por como hablo mi espanol ovio no lo hablo muy bien porq naci en USA) los digo la gente que tengo Sangre Azteca y se sorprenden cuando digo eso... Si tienen hijos o sobrinos No dejen que eschuchen reggeton solo puro sexo cantan esas mamadas... Tienen que empiezar hacer musica hablando de los aztecas y la revultion como los Chicanos de USA hacen... esta loco que ellos son de aya y ellos son mas orgulloso hacer Aztecas... Pintan sus LowRiders y dibujos Aztecas.. Y mexico?... pura mamadas de Pinche reggeton y stupido corridos de narcos... solo MUY pokitos dicen que son aztecas...
Hey Sabbatical, great video, and I gotta point out though, that in Nahuatl (both classical and most common contemporary version) the accent is on the penultimate syllable, and you usually accentuated the last syllable. Still very impressive you learned so much, though! And I really appreciate seeing people interested in Nahuatl
For sure! I saw some of your other videos and it looks like you got a lot better at it when you started conversing with people. This is a great series, keep it up!
It is...Spanish is only the de facto official language of Mexico. Technically, all indigenous Mexican languages have the same status as national language
Is Diidxazá a dialect of Zapotec? I am currently doing research and documentation at my University working to preserve the Valley Zapotec dialect? The reason I ask is because Diidxazá seems similar to the word for the Valley Dialect: Dizhsa or close to that.
@@salponce3368 Spanish is the only language that is mandatory in schools I believe, Native languages are not taught in most schools as part of a standard curriculum supported by the government. Saying native languages are official is just lip service.
I'm proud I am learning Nahuatl, as an indigenous Mexicano descending from the Chichimeca, Zacatecos, and Mexica, I want to embrace my ancestry by learning our old language.
I hope your progress is going well, brother. I wish to learn the language, for the Aztecs could've been to future societies what the Egyptians and Romans are to us.
chichimecas didnt speak nahuatl. You cant descend from mexica people because they are nahua groups not a real tribe. Look at where youre from in mexico and see what civilization occupied it.
This is very interesting! I’m always a fan of language and culture plus it’s nice to watch some video like this while we are not be able to travel under this pandemic
@@SabbaticalTommy Nah they speak Náhuat, which is another language that branched from Classical Náhuatl. It’s derived from Náhuatl, but is very distinct.
I've watched pretty much all of your 2024 videos, so now I'm going through the archive. Crazy to see you 3 years ago! Still the same awesome Tommy! Can't wait to see the adventures from here knowing where you go in 2024. Much love ❤
Hello. I am a man who has been practicing meditation for some time. One day, when I was in a meditation session, I woke up in a group of people who were speaking a strange language to me and I ask them what language is this..? One of them answers me that this is the Nahuatl language and that we are going together to Acatepu. Then another mentioned something about Tuakana Teina. About Tuakana teina I found out what it is, but about Acatepu, I know nothing. Have any of you heard of Acatepu? The idea is that inside I already knew where we were going, but still I need more details about this Acatepu. I don't live in this area, on the contrary, I was born and raised a few thousand kilometres away, in eastern Europe! Great in everything you do!
I remember when I was a kid in Mexico I was taught to be ashamed of my native roots and to never mention it as if it were something to be ashamed of. I’d see kids just as brown call other brown kids slurs for portraying them selves natively. I always thought it was ridiculous, I hope that level of self racism goes away some time soon
Unfortunately this is an affect of colonialism and is present anywhere it has taken place. I am Irish and even here although we were never colonised, we were ruled by the british and Irish people were regarded as 2nd class citizens in our own homes, our culture and language (Gaelige - "Irish") was stamped out by the brits and today almost no one here speaks it. It's truly a shame. Slainté!
@@Sain8music they're the real native Americans their language and culture beliefs might have changed but the people remain the same and you see that in their physical appearance
"You haven't robbed me have you." Hahahaa love your spirit and charisma. Your espanol is natural and you bonded. No wonder the divine blessed you with a near-real ceremony as your heart was pure and you genuinely were seeking!
I like that other people are giving indigenous languages that are on the verge of dying a try. Learning these languages helps one understand more about the area, the culture, the history, and the struggles. I encourage to learn more tribal languages in North, Central, South America and also the islands that surround it Hawaii and the Carribeans.
That’s awesome bro. My family still speaks it. We are from a small town in Guerrero Mexico. The town is called chontalcoatlan. I’m also learning the language. My parents never taught me the language only a few words.
Nice. I can't wait to go to Guerrero, maybe I'll check out Chontalcoatlan (although the Nahuatl there is really different!). Keep self-studying, once you get conversational I'm sure your family will help out
@@SabbaticalTommy Panolti. Nimomachtia achitsin nauatlajtolli. Yaotl iNauatlajtol iistok tlajkok nauatlajtolli. Es muy parecido al nahuatl del altiplano.
My grandfather was born in Tepoztlán and moved to Cuernavaca when he was a kid. So I never got to learn about his family and history. I never even knew the Nauhtl pronunciation of my name until I was 16
This is equivalent to…going to Flagstaff AZ and asking people questions in Navajo. Not everyone speaks the indigenous language and if they do it depends in the region you go. Maybe drive outside the large city limits and find small towns. 🤦♂️
I agree Jorge. The same thing is happening in Africa, China, and even Ireland and France. I wish we could motivate governments to keep these languages alive
@@SabbaticalTommy The language genocide in France and Ireland is appalling.. . . It should not be that way. It's so awesome to learn and preserve languages. I am raising my child with four languages, and she is doing well. Today she began singing in Portuguese even though that is not one of the languages we teach her. I wish I knew an indigenous Mexican language, but my family did not come from the center of Mexico, so I would not know which indigenous language my forefathers spoke. I am at least happy to pass on Spanish to my young one.
@@JorgeGarcia-lw7vc Muito bom! That's awesome. I grew up completely monolingual and was always jealous of the bilingual kids. Never too late to learn though. If your family is from the North of Mexico, you could consider Navajo - I believe it's closely related. The local languages there were harder to preserve because it was mostly small nomadic tribes that got assimilated quickly, similar to the Native American languages in the US
@@SabbaticalTommy Thanks for the tip. I just wonder what languages were in the Coahuila to Nuevo Leon area. Navajo is a fascinating language, just so incredibly difficult and complex, probably makes Finnish and Nahuatl look like a piece of cake.
Porque el gobierno mexicano prohibió las lenguas.indígenas. Dato curioso, durante la época española,.en el Virreinato de la Nueva España, sólo el 30% de la población hablaba español. Eso quiere decir que se respetó más durante la época española, que durante el nuevo Estado Mexicano. A diferencia.de.lo que vuestros libros de historia os cuentan.
@@realyoriginalchanel3218 some numbers/colors in nahuatl are the same words in spanish. The spanish had some kind of influence of the nahuatl language but for the most part they are completely different languages
@@jesse3294 They are completely different languages except for loanwords, modern spoken Nahuatl is heavily polluted with Spanish words due to lack of Nahuatl education in the school system and support. Numbers and colors are very basic vocabulary, and since Nahuatl was previously used for administrative purposes of an entire empire I imagine Nahuatl has proper authentic words for most things without needing to use Spanish loan words.
Apologies if I mis name his title but that Sharman dude was cool af. And that ceremony was very intriguing to watch. I love how you just immerse yourself into the culture and was great to hear you two conversing in Nahuatl!
You have to understand that cities are super colonized. We were forced to speak Spanish, colonizers stripped us from our culture even our last names. They taught us to hate who we were and many time got killed.They burn our books and build on top of our land/temples. Our culture, appearance and language has been seen as inferior. So of course it will be hard to find indigenous dialects in the city. But we are learning to love who we are and decolonize, I have hope for the new generations.
yeah, human slavery, human sacrifice, ultra violent rituals were so good right, thanks god for the Spanish conquest and colonization in South America, god bless the Catholic Spanish kingdom.
@@gwolf6442 Colonizers were no “angels” … Haven’t you heard of the ULTRA VIOLENT catholic inquisition ?!?? Or the Residential Schools??? Uh ? or do you only know what your elementary teacher told you?
@@gwolf6442 colonizers were no “saviors” They ki11, they r@p3, and enslaved !! They made the biggest genocide in the world. As of today, when people hear “Americans” they associate it with white/Anglo people when in reality the original faces of Americans are NATIVE !!!
@@gwolf6442 You should learn more about our different indigenous groups that are located from North to South America. WE ARE STILL HERE !!! WE ARE SURVIVORS !!!
@@SabbaticalTommy Oh youre telling me, im mexican American who grew up in New Mexico. Its super complicated, we have an older dialect of spanish here, so people from mexico dont even like our spanish sometimes lmao.
it’s because after mexico was colonized spanish was forced to be the main language of mexico, so they began teaching kids spanish way later on instead of nahuatl, resulting in many indigenous mexicans not knowing their dialect! coming from someone who’s mexican and speaks it :)
@@MP-jc6jo oh yeah I know, I’m from New Mexico, so our history is pretty much along the same lines. We were actually ruled by Spain a few years longer after mexico got their independence, then we were only mexico for a few years before we became a US territory. I’m just learning Nahuatl, and I feel better learning this over Spanish. They weren’t kind to us here, and I’m surprised people still glorify Onate like he wasn’t a war criminal or anything.
Sure, I just used some online resources to learn the basics of the language, and then practiced with a teacher. You could try this (in Spanish): www.vcn.bc.ca/prisons/grahuas.pdf
Los idiomas indígenas de Mexico son los verdaderos idiomas del país. El español es de España. Que bueno que mas gente esta despertando y valorando los idiomas indígenas. 👍
Hermano, no somos 100% Mexicas, purepechas, mayas o toltecas, somos una mezcla de indigenas y europeos, no tenemos un lenguaje que deba ser considerado el "verdadero".
Hoy en día el español es tan mexicano como el náhuatl, pues México es un país hispano y mestizo. Anda a otro lado con tu populismo indigenista ultrarradical. Por supuesto que debemos preservar y promocionar el náhuatl porque es una lengua bella, pero sin hacer menos al español y la cultura hispana. Así es como lo veo yo.
@@nestor1907si claro…. Como ya hicieron esa discriminación y poner abajo al indígena y ahora que están despertando ya no les gusta verdad??? El concepto de la hispanidad se creó nada más para justificar todas las atrocidades cometidas. No vengas con tu hipocresía y tus tonterías!!
@@SabbaticalTommy It's so funny, my boyfriend is from a little altepetl, his origins are nahuatlaca, but he and his family don't speak nahuatlahtolli. That's strange to me, but their behaivor is so diferent yo other mexicans like me, and I discover is because ther strong náhuatl roots, and when I start to learn náhuatl includes the way to see the world. Cosmovision they said. Timotazque ipan tlazohcamati miec.
My mother in law speaks it fluently, along with her father. Her step mother doesn't actually speak Spanish, just nahuatl. So hearing her speak on the phone with them is incredible. My wife and sister in laws don't speak it at all though, which is a shame.
Do you have any friends or family that speak Nahuatl? Put them in touch with me! I'm still learning the language and it would help a lot with not making a fool of myself (I do that enough already)
Hey guy. If you are still interested and if you have a Facebook account go to this channel is called CANTA LA CHICHARRA , send them a message and talk to administration. and tell them you want to talk to them about NAHUATL. I’m pretty sure they will help you ,, Tlazohcamati Huel Miak / Thank you very much for learning one of our beautiful languages , I’m learning Nahuatl too, Mah Ce Cuacualtzin Ohtzintli / Have a beautiful journey 🦋
I really want to know the process you follow to acquire a new language Tommy? Please share. I'm really influenced by the amount of languages you are acquiring, and really wish if I could learn some of the languages I have been also wanting to learn.
Thank you for your research and education on our old language. Tlajtoli kipiya Chikawalistli. (Correct me if that is wrong) Our people have forgotten everything. We only have 1% of our culture left. Thanks for shedding like on us! This means a lot to us with no identity or voice. You can say We kind of get pushed to the side and our culture was washed out of this land.
My gosh, Tommy, I'm just sooo impressed with the languages you speak. And your Spanish is like you have a little accent to it. Glad you found some people who speak the Aztec language as well. I didn't realized there were so many indigenous languages spoken in Mexico.
You should have visited boroughs like Tláhuac, Milpa Alta or Xochimilco, where you could have found a good number of Nahuatl speakers, especially elderly people.
My ancestors were forced to stop speaking Nahuatl by the Spanish. There’s only a few people who still speak it. Modestly in villages and small pueblos. Not the city though.
That's not even what happened. I've asked so many people who said that that's why they don't speak it but no one has ever given me proof or even an actual account of how it happened.
Back in the late sixties I was all over the place. I kept telling myself change in the slang and get ready to roll your tongue a bit different. We sure had fun with me on a good day. Keep em coming...
Que tal mi estimado !! Me parece muy intersante que quieras aprender nanuatl. Es un idioma muy bonito. En la región de la huasteca hay mucha gente que lo habla, hay muchos pueblos que aun mantienen vivo ese idiama. Incluso hay escuelas bilíngues español y nahualt para que no se pierda esa gran herencia que nos dejaron nuestros papás y abuelos. Yo tuve la fortuna de nacer en esa region huasteca de veracruz y aprendí nahuat desde niño , gracias a mis padres pude esguir estudiando y fui aceptado por la UNAM ya hace algunos años. Desde ahí ya dentro de la universidad entendí muchas cosas de lo importante de lo que eran mis raices. Antes no era asi, a las personas que hablan un dialecto en algunos lugares los veían con discrimacion. Después de egresar de mi alma mater sigo practicando mi lengua materna el Nahualt y estoy orgulloso de hablar ese bonito idioma que nos heredaron nuestros antepasados.
You shouldn't call yourself "gringo", it would be more hip to call yourself "gabacho". In my experience, only pochos really say gringo. Pocho: mexican hardware, running american software...
fool looked to see if chilangos speak nahuatl and got a full on limpia! It brings your spirit into your body bro. Nahuatl speaking teacher at the end was introducing you to the real bosses... the ones that give you life.
How do you learn languages so quickly?? It's so hard for me to learn. Being of Mexican descent, I've been trying to learn Spanish for my entire life and after 21 years have barely been able to speak decently.
Pialli I have a Question. I am Indigenous but I don’t know Náhuatl. I was wondering how are u learning Náhuatl? I really want to teach my Native language to my future kids so I was wondering how are you learning:)
@@ixchel5146 if you have instagram check there for Nahuatl speaking ! several teachers ,Depends in what city state you in. You can also check here on youtube most Tlamachtiquetl (teacher-s post there info to learn via zoom due to pandemic. Suerte Piyalli 👍🏽
Oh dude, it’s nice you are learning Nahuatl but some things are just off. They were very respectfully showing you the culture and doing a “limpia” with your eyes closed and you said “oh you haven’t robbed me?” EXCUSE ME?
Good on you, Sabbatical. I don`t know if you did this for the Views or Likes or it was a sincere mission to expand your world but I give you props, my man.
Tlazocamati/thanks! I just love languages, and Nahuatl doesn't get enough attention. I definitely didn't do it just for the views, if that were the case I'd be making reaction videos and crying myself to sleep in my RUclips cash haha
Hey everyone, when I first made this video a month ago I had just started learning Nahuatl out of casual interest. Since then, I've learned a lot more about the language and more importantly, what it means to a lot of people in Mexico (and why fewer people speak it today). So hopefully nothing in this video was disrespectful - that wasn't my intent! I keep living and learning. I later made more Nahuatl videos in La Huasteca, the biggest Nahuatl speaking region in Mexico, that are completely different:
ruclips.net/video/qezdUqkL7zM/видео.html
Tlazocamati tiquittah / thanks for watching
While I understand this wasnt made with ill intent. You should understand from the indigenous perspective that you’re basically playing gotcha with people and making them feel uncomfortable for not being able to speak one of the several languages that they were ,for 500 years forced to stop learning. Also you should work on your “tl” pronunciation. Im glad you have learned from this since you made this video. It would be great to put it to good use. Tlatzocamati
I just took a dna test and found out I’m from Aztec descent. This was a great watch, thank you.
You don’t have to pronounce the L at the end it is silent. The proper way to say Nahuatl is (nawat). The L and the H are silent.
Pialli , no tokà gael wuan posh ni yolpaki, kua ni quakí no melà tajtol nahuatl! (This is the southern Veracruz accent)
No it waant disrespectful if anything i cant belive peopke feel embarrassed to speak our native language because they are afraid of being made fun of i give you the upmost respect for yoy even wanting to speak the original aztec language i would love to speak my native language
Unfortunately, modern society has made a point to be embarrassed of speaking an Indigenous language and therefore, locals can be offended if they are tagged with it. Even native speakers can feel ashamed to be put on the spot. But we're moving towards recognition and pride in our REAL heritage.
You're right!
true to some degree but the truth is people who will speak a Native language in Mexico usually don't live in the cities and areas like this
@@joshuafult84 False. Even here in the states I went to school with people that spoke Indigenous languages but found out later in adulthood. There's almost 2 million Nahuatl speakers alone, and a lot of them are in major cities. I grew up there as a child before a came back to the US, and I know there's more speakers than they would have you belive.
It’s merely westernization. It was meant to make you feel this way, so that you only feel comfortable speaking English and adhering to the US national system. This is actual culture in the video.
Dam really that’s crazy I guess I get it but being from the 90s we just thrive with showing our pride and maybe that’s why it’s hard to understand why hide it ! Ughhh makes me wanna learn
If you go to towns, you're more likely to find people who speak Nahuatl or any other indigenous languages 😃
He just uploaded a video 2 days ago speaking Nahuatl with native speakers! It’s a lovely video, the villagers are very kind
I play basketball in a park with guys who speak it in queens, New York. I speak Spanish but when they pull that out I can’t understand. But it’s cool to listen too
My Great grandfather was Mexicanero and they spoke Nahuatl
Thats what I was going to say. Also that there are many dialects that are unintelligible with the dialect you're learning even though both are Nahuatl.
@@williamhogge5549😭
It’s known that Nahuatl had been unpopular for years in schools and having students and children not learn the language because the indigenous peoples had been seen as lower class even in Mexico. There is such discrimination against our ancestors language that most only want to learn Spanish. Once Mexico was conquered primarily by the Spaniards they wanted to diminish Speaking Nahuatl completely. If anything it’s a miracle that people still know it today or are interested in learning and connecting to their roots!
Nahautl and Indiengoiuos languages actually lost popularity in the early 1900s when Lazaro Cardenas made 'Education' compulsory for all social classes. Madero did a census in 1902 and found that 80% of Mexicans still spoke inidgeinous languages. Castillian & French were only taught in the cities to the Upper Class- Merchant & Political class . But French was the most popular language in Mexico after the 1860s. Latin was the dominate language for the Middle because of Catholicsm. Up until 1950 all masses were held in Latin -in any country , so majority of middle class Indigeious converts could also speak in Latin too, hence why Mexican Spanish has a more Italian like phonetic system rather than Spain does today. The remainder of the Nahautl speakers in DF& Edo Mex spoke a Classical Nahautl( or Church Nahuatl) or Huastecan Nahautl.
Once Television(grupo televisa) came about in the 40s and children shows caught the attention of the kids, Mexican-Spanish(Mexico City) became super popular and thus the Nahautl speakers diminished as Nahautl was viewed as the peasant language.
It's similar to Mexican immigrants in the US, their kids learn HIP HOP and POP music really quickly because of its Nursey Rhyme structure and watch cartoons, they are able to learn English rapidly. Once they have assimilated into that Culture, it becomes 'embarrasing' or culturally CRINGEWORHTY to be associated with Spanish and Mexican culture , and thus they participate in the mocking of their counterparts who have not assimilated yet. Thus the cycle continues. *THIS IS SOME NOT ALL , SOME MEXICANS TAKE PRIDE IN THEIR ROOTS in the US and defend it , but it's not ALL.
Same thing with Nahuatl and other Indigenious languages. My dad was 17 when he Learned Spanish in Mexico city, He needed to learn Spanish because all of the Construction layouts/designs were in Spanish. He was roasted badly by the Mexican-Spanish speakers for being Native,. When I would ask him to teach me Otomi he would get super emberased and decline.
There are efforts to revive the language by AMLO and Obrad. The other issue is that the Nortenos, Oto Manguen and Mayan languages don't want to learn Nahautl.
True. Mexicans will even use the term Indian to describe someone who is darker and less intelligent. Even though it’s sometimes used jokingly it still puts down indigenous people. I used to be embarrassed being the dark one in the family but now after growing up and learning about my ancestors. I’m proud of it.
@@ballislife9092 which is funny because even tho I'm mexican some others will make fun of me for being the whiter one,but it's all just jokes with us atleast.
@NotLDaz which still makes you native and It’s still a part of our heritage. Funny you say call us a colonizer but yet are denying it’s a part of our heritage because our ancestors were colonized. Rethink what you just said smh
@@chibiromano5631 especialmente los norteños son los más racistas porque sienten que por ser blancos tienen mentalidad europea
17:40 That scary scream was an Aztec death whistle, used to scare enemies in war. It’s impressive how realistic it sounds.
Is an "Aztek whistle of death"
Now imagine like 10 of those at once at night lmao I’m gone
I thought it was some girl screaming high on spiritual energy haha
Actually there is a bird that makes similar sound, i heard it. I do believe they are connected. Its called Ghost Bird or Great Potoo or Urutau.
“Hablan un poco de Nahuatal?”
“No”
proceeds to ask them questions in Nahuatal.
Ridiculo no?
They should be ashamed that a white American knows more of their own language than they do
@@Ahmed-ob6ec He's in Mexico City not in the rural towns where most people speak an indigenous language.
@@Adeus1 People in Mexico City are just as indigenous as the people in rural towns, they have simply abandoned their own languages and cultures for the language and culture of their colonizers.
@@Ahmed-ob6ec That's happening, sure. I would also venture to say that they do it at same rate most indigenous people are forced to assimilate to the extent that they do. This happens in Africa, Middle East, Asia etc. If you ever visited any of these pueblos you would also notice a number of them coordinating a structural adaptation into the modern world while still preserving their culture, language and customs. Still not exactly comparable to a modern Mexican in Mexico City. Which by the way, still maintain plenty of their indigenous roots through some customs, culture etc. Mexico is not Spain and is different. Do you know why? Its indigenous roots. Full colonization is much more apparent in African Americans in the United States which have no recollection nor connections to their history beside the color of their skin and what's written in history books, unfortunately.
The Native woman saying she's Spanish hurt my heart. Her mom didn't speak nahuatl for no reason, her mom is a child of the sun, she is too.
Wait, she married her father ???
@@KattarMuslim-Revert 🙃 why such a foolish question?
It s a shame to me claiming she Spanish …. At least I’m learning Nahuatl and grandma is Aztec and some other native
@@oliviaarteaga4092 respect to you! 🤘
@@JJFrostMusic 😊
For those who are wondering the screaming noise is actually someone using an Aztec Death whistle
Used to instill fear during times of combat and for ceremonies
Correct, it was used by hundreds of the warriors before battle, all together sounded extremely horrifing for the enemy.
@@VGAPI It scared the shit out of me, and I was just listening to it in a video, so no doubt it worked very well as a shock tactic.
It works. I'm scared.
Wonderful tool. My cats really hate it.
@@VGAPI incorrect. It was used in funerals
*short story* Mohawk Indian is carrying a Mohawk language book. White man notices and says "what are you learning that for? It won't do you any good in today's world. Mohawk man replies; "So that when I die and travel to be with my ancestors I can communicate with them." White man responds; "what if you go to hell?" Mohawk man smiles and says, "No worries there, I already speak english".
Comment of the year yo!
Yeah, there will be all kind of people in heaven and hell, definitely not because of race, what a nonsensical joke...
@@GodOfMySalvationIsYeshua That's all it is, a joke.
@@GodOfMySalvationIsYeshua understanding the concept that the English speakers stripped the language , souls and land of those indigenous to the land, you can very well appreciate why he refers to hell only where the English speakers are found.
I knew this one, but the Indian was a Jewish young man and the white man was a Russian official.
Thank you for making this video! Its tragic how colonialism destroyed so much of this culture and how this language is hardly spoken anymore. I will watch your other video too!
That's kinda the hidden message of the video. Nahuatl is beautiful and I hope people in Mexico keep learning it, the precolonial history of Mesoamerica is way too important to just be forgotten
@@isabelaraujo4825 You sound like a fun person to have at parties. I'm guessing you're American
The Aztecs were the conquerors before the Spanish. They had a great empire, but were also greatly hated by other native groups who the Aztecs oppressed. It was the other natives that grouped up and eventually brought them down, the Spaniards (who were literally only 500 men strong) had very little to do with the fall of the Aztecs other than bringing foreign diseases on the continent and doing diplomacy with the native tribes to plot against the Aztecs.
The legacy of the Aztec empire should definitely be preserved though, and I hope the language doesn't completely die out.
yea the same with the mayan culture, the priests burned every book of the mayans except two, so all we have is the dresden codex and one other and thats all there is of the written mayan language
@@Qwerty-ly8qk that sounds more like the spanish had everything to do with the fall of the aztecs they may not have taken much part in their actual destruction but they certainly orchestrated the entire thing
You not only found Nahuatl but many other indigenous languages! You gotta find a community that speaks a language, cities are a mix of people.
Nahuatl was the lingua franca of Mesoamerica (what today is Southern U.S. to Costa Rica), but tons of other languages were spoken at the same time, in the same places. So its purpose was more to make business and logistics easier in a very linguistically diverse part of the world. Similar to what Mandarin is now in China. It's the main language but are also tons of other languages throughout China that millions of people continue to speak.
actually in the early days of the aztecs and mayans they had settlements far into the US, much farther north than just the southern part
Wrong Southern U.S and northern mexico are arid america with the exceptions of Sonora and Arizona as oasisamerica and Sinaloa belonging to mesoamérica
It's different in Mexico. Many people in Mexico look down on being indigenous and are quick to claim their Spanish heritage. Little do they know, they are most likely more indigenous than Spanish.
A lot of Mexicans are more European than they are indigenous, but it's still funny how they'll deny indigenous ancestry when it's obvious they have it
@@HawaiiDEEPS I believe it varies by region. I recently did a DNA test and results showed I am still 45% indigenous while my European is only 33% (the rest were a mix of other places). Some places of Mexico and Central/South America were more colonized than others. There are still many communities where the people are not as mixed and maintain a high indigenous DNA percentage. Where as other places like Guadalajara, will have more Spanish DNA. Agree with you that people won't claim what they really are...that's unfortunate. We really should be proud of our full background and not be ashamed. Indigenous is beautiful 🧡
Yeah I think most mexicans are predominantely indigenous especially areas like Oaxaca
@@Winning33 Southern Mexico is definitely more indigenous, but northern seems to be less.
@@jenvasquez88 That's interesting, how much African dna did you have? My family is African-American, but my dad's mom is Mexican so I have 13% Iberian dna and 6% indigenous
I’d love to learn my own language and make my ancestors proud ❤️✊🏽
Im Asian and wanting to learn this. I want to keep it alive.
What's ur pfp from
@@MiguelX413 Sailor Moon mexica version
@@hueytlahtoani1304 link?
Just make sure you are from the mexica and not some other kingdom so you don’t piss of your ancestors by learning the wrong language
while you were speaking wih the guy from la huasteca, that was not screaming, it's a replica of an aztec death whistle
Ah, I had no idea, thanks! It's a bit unsettling if you don't know the story behind it..
Time stamp?
@@Sky-qf3qu 18:32
@@SabbaticalTommy that’s the whole idea! The mexica were brutal when it came to war. Just imagine you’re in a dark jungle and you start hearing screaming from everywhere and you can’t pinpoint where it’s coming from! Also don’t pronounce the TL in Nahuatl you can say it nawat or nawal. Thanks!
not a replica, it is one
"Sorry, excuse me, gringos.." 😂 glad your confident enough to move like this. More power to you
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I KNOW LMAOOO
Yeah, that was a bit hard. I thought he was pushing it by telling the Mexican girl that he couldn't tell she was Mexican and that she looked like a gringo.
@@MH-zg5yw He is, homeboy hasnt met enough Mexicans in his life, I've been around the country and lived with Mexicans in Vegas all my life, he needs to stop trying to generalize an entire country. That he's expecting most native language speakers to speak Nahuatl is also exposing his limited point of view, since Mexico has 68 native languages recognized by the government
@@MH-zg5yw i think it was a little too much considering there are a bunch of white people in mexico that are indeed mexicans :l
Maybe go to the non gentrified parts of the city. It would be more respectful to just ask people if they speak Nahuatl rather than tricking them in a way....
You're right! I'm planning to go to some villages where it's spoken
Tricking is better
Gentrified. What a shit made up word.
@@AccountInactive too much for you to comprehend?
They should be ashamed of not being able to speak their language and never trying to learn it. Spanish is not their language or culture.
2 weeks?! That’s impressive bro! I’ve only heard it when we went to Tempoal in Veracruz when I was a kid. Very cool language
Yeah I studied it pretty intensively for 2 weeks. I've gotta check out Tempoal sometime
@@SabbaticalTommy incrível! I have been learning Portuguese for a little bit and I still am not as great as you are with this langauge.
Parabens!
It really sucks that the Spaniards have succeeded in the minds of so many of the indigenous people. You can see the strong indigenous genes that they carry and believe that Spanish is their language. But your video was very informative.
The Spanish, the English, the Portuguese, the French…
@@SuperPepecharlie yeah but Spain really fucked us in the ass
Pero podemos aprender. Ya no aplica quejarse, el conocimiento está ahí.. hay clases, hay libros , etcétera. Se puede hacer y promover.
@@SuperPepecharlie don't forget the dutch
@@reddredd7088 ya esta jodido mexico los jovens con sus pinche reggeton ya valio... Yo que naci en USA... Represento los Aztecas mas que gente en Mexico... Ya perdieron su cultrua donde se siente desrespetados cuando lo llaman uno indio... Ya ni son orgulloso de hacer azteca.. Yo aun cuando dicen que soy Cabacho (por como hablo mi espanol ovio no lo hablo muy bien porq naci en USA) los digo la gente que tengo Sangre Azteca y se sorprenden cuando digo eso... Si tienen hijos o sobrinos No dejen que eschuchen reggeton solo puro sexo cantan esas mamadas... Tienen que empiezar hacer musica hablando de los aztecas y la revultion como los Chicanos de USA hacen... esta loco que ellos son de aya y ellos son mas orgulloso hacer Aztecas... Pintan sus LowRiders y dibujos Aztecas.. Y mexico?... pura mamadas de Pinche reggeton y stupido corridos de narcos... solo MUY pokitos dicen que son aztecas...
15:53 he did the Uno reverse card lmfao!
Yeah I completely deserved that 😂
😂😂😂😂
What indigenous language was he speaking, and what did he say ???
Hey Sabbatical, great video, and I gotta point out though, that in Nahuatl (both classical and most common contemporary version) the accent is on the penultimate syllable, and you usually accentuated the last syllable. Still very impressive you learned so much, though! And I really appreciate seeing people interested in Nahuatl
Thanks for the tip! I knew that at that time but it's really hard to remember to do it when speaking. I'm sure it gets easier with time though
For sure! I saw some of your other videos and it looks like you got a lot better at it when you started conversing with people. This is a great series, keep it up!
Nahuatl is cool and I wish more people spoke it in Mexico. Diidxazá is also really beautiful to me - worthy of being a National language.
It is...Spanish is only the de facto official language of Mexico. Technically, all indigenous Mexican languages have the same status as national language
Is Diidxazá a dialect of Zapotec? I am currently doing research and documentation at my University working to preserve the Valley Zapotec dialect? The reason I ask is because Diidxazá seems similar to the word for the Valley Dialect: Dizhsa or close to that.
@@salponce3368 Spanish is the only language that is mandatory in schools I believe, Native languages are not taught in most schools as part of a standard curriculum supported by the government. Saying native languages are official is just lip service.
@@salponce3368 late reply but Yucatán just passed a maya language protection and is gonna be taught in grade schools
There is a Nahuatl Channel on RUclips. It's called the Nahuatl Channel.....
I'm proud I am learning Nahuatl, as an indigenous Mexicano descending from the Chichimeca, Zacatecos, and Mexica, I want to embrace my ancestry by learning our old language.
I hope your progress is going well, brother. I wish to learn the language, for the Aztecs could've been to future societies what the Egyptians and Romans are to us.
chichimecas didnt speak nahuatl. You cant descend from mexica people because they are nahua groups not a real tribe. Look at where youre from in mexico and see what civilization occupied it.
As an Irish person, THIS is why language dies. When society convinces you, that you are inferior and must hide even in your own country.
To be fair, we were conquered peoples where the Europeans didn’t allow us to continue speaking our native tongue
This is very interesting! I’m always a fan of language and culture plus it’s nice to watch some video like this while we are not be able to travel under this pandemic
5:15 🤣😂 ascendencia Española hahah, no mamen morras, Son Aztecas, así como yo, por qué yo si vengo de Toluca, y hablo el Náhuatl, arriba México 🇲🇽🇲🇽
@@jamesjanes7936 🤨
C mamaron
Pues es un pregunta válida para preguntar en un país de mestizos
Your Nahuatl is INCREDIBLE for two weeks! Wish I could have tried this when i was in Mexico City.
Not just Mexico 🇲🇽 EL SALVADOR 🇸🇻 too! My family speaks the Nahuatl!
Oh I had no idea! Expect me to visit El Salvador sometime soon..
@@SabbaticalTommy Nah they speak Náhuat, which is another language that branched from Classical Náhuatl. It’s derived from Náhuatl, but is very distinct.
I believe my great grandmother spoke that language.
@@groggle_noggle3348 it can be referred to as Pipil exonymically
@@groggle_noggle3348 Náhuatl has a lot of dialects, some words are not used in other regions.
It’s sad we are forgetting our ancestral languages.
Hi! I am wondering and learning more about this since I'm mexican, I was wondering how can you find out if you're blood is indigenous?
@@sunoosbffgoing through your family tree is a good start.
@@No_Sabo_Manga okay thank you!
Aztecs are true lumunaries! 🌞
🧡
Just discovered your channel today. Love your videos. Love your spanish🥰
The screaming sound you had heard at the 17:42 and the 18:35 mark in your video, is the sound of a Aztec death whistle.
3:37 "Excuse me, gringos!"
I've watched pretty much all of your 2024 videos, so now I'm going through the archive. Crazy to see you 3 years ago! Still the same awesome Tommy! Can't wait to see the adventures from here knowing where you go in 2024. Much love ❤
This video made me sad, no one speaks my language!
Let's change that. Nahuatl is a beautiful language that deserves more attention
Dont worry brother am going to learn my roots language theres many people who wont 🙏🏽👍🏽
Hello. I am a man who has been practicing meditation for some time. One day, when I was in a meditation session, I woke up in a group of people who were speaking a strange language to me and I ask them what language is this..? One of them answers me that this is the Nahuatl language and that we are going together to Acatepu. Then another mentioned something about Tuakana Teina. About Tuakana teina I found out what it is, but about Acatepu, I know nothing. Have any of you heard of Acatepu?
The idea is that inside I already knew where we were going, but still I need more details about this Acatepu.
I don't live in this area, on the contrary, I was born and raised a few thousand kilometres away, in eastern Europe!
Great in everything you do!
I remember when I was a kid in Mexico I was taught to be ashamed of my native roots and to never mention it as if it were something to be ashamed of. I’d see kids just as brown call other brown kids slurs for portraying them selves natively. I always thought it was ridiculous, I hope that level of self racism goes away some time soon
Unfortunately this is an affect of colonialism and is present anywhere it has taken place. I am Irish and even here although we were never colonised, we were ruled by the british and Irish people were regarded as 2nd class citizens in our own homes, our culture and language (Gaelige - "Irish") was stamped out by the brits and today almost no one here speaks it. It's truly a shame. Slainté!
So sad as 99 percent of Mexicans I’ve ever seen looks extremely native Americans very brown and native features.
@@Sain8music they're the real native Americans their language and culture beliefs might have changed but the people remain the same and you see that in their physical appearance
@@TheKidsInTheRoom get f out of here
You gotta go north. Up around Guanajuato or San Miguel de Allende. Then get as rural as possible. Like San Jose de Gracia.
"You haven't robbed me have you." Hahahaa love your spirit and charisma. Your espanol is natural and you bonded. No wonder the divine blessed you with a near-real ceremony as your heart was pure and you genuinely were seeking!
I have been watching so many of your videos on youtube but this one was the best .
Sad that this gringo is learning our native tongue and we aren’t or don’t know it 🥲😳
True... I agree with you
Are you going to learn ?
there’s no point of learning nauatl
@Joost Merkens yep
You realize you can learn it right? The internet is free
The Shaman really did see you to the place, you went there recently! Thats dope
Great video, very informative and interesting!
Tlazokamati ,miak . Ne nechpakti mu canal. : thanks 😊 I love your channel!!!!
I hope I find a Nahualt speaker
*FINDS THE MOST AZTEC DUDE THE CAPITAL OF TENOCHTITLAN SPEAKING NAHUALT*
Culture 100% intact
I’m just rewatching his journey don’t mind me 🗿
I like that other people are giving indigenous languages that are on the verge of dying a try. Learning these languages helps one understand more about the area, the culture, the history, and the struggles. I encourage to learn more tribal languages in North, Central, South America and also the islands that surround it Hawaii and the Carribeans.
I've decided to watch all your videos from the very beginning 🙂
You get a virtual beer if you can marathon them all
this is absolutely amazing i love this so much!! where are you learning nahuatl or how?? i really want to learn but my family doesn't speak it :(
That’s awesome bro. My family still speaks it. We are from a small town in Guerrero Mexico. The town is called chontalcoatlan. I’m also learning the language. My parents never taught me the language only a few words.
Nice. I can't wait to go to Guerrero, maybe I'll check out Chontalcoatlan (although the Nahuatl there is really different!). Keep self-studying, once you get conversational I'm sure your family will help out
@@SabbaticalTommy Panolti. Nimomachtia achitsin nauatlajtolli. Yaotl iNauatlajtol iistok tlajkok nauatlajtolli. Es muy parecido al nahuatl del altiplano.
I'm so jealous bro teach me too
How are yourself study or best way?
My grandfather was born in Tepoztlán and moved to Cuernavaca when he was a kid. So I never got to learn about his family and history. I never even knew the Nauhtl pronunciation of my name until I was 16
That sound so sad, You should learn it!
Do you love flowers?
You are the antithesis of Rick Steves... in the best ways lol I'm so envious of your linguistics!
It’s sad to see how much damage colonization has done to Mexico
yea but it’s in the past we have to move on
@@spichie3946 no
@@valjsd yes
@@spichie3946 L
@@valjsd this isn’t tik tok emo ahh
This is equivalent to…going to Flagstaff AZ and asking people questions in Navajo. Not everyone speaks the indigenous language and if they do it depends in the region you go. Maybe drive outside the large city limits and find small towns. 🤦♂️
13:02 random dude in a chokehold lol
It's so sad when people deny their own heritage. Some of these people are obviously Indigenous Mexican yet think they are 100% Spanish. Sad.
It's a shame we can't speak our indigenous languages in Mexico, just like so many other Americans cannot speak the languages of their forefathers.
I agree Jorge. The same thing is happening in Africa, China, and even Ireland and France. I wish we could motivate governments to keep these languages alive
@@SabbaticalTommy The language genocide in France and Ireland is appalling.. . . It should not be that way. It's so awesome to learn and preserve languages. I am raising my child with four languages, and she is doing well. Today she began singing in Portuguese even though that is not one of the languages we teach her. I wish I knew an indigenous Mexican language, but my family did not come from the center of Mexico, so I would not know which indigenous language my forefathers spoke. I am at least happy to pass on Spanish to my young one.
@@JorgeGarcia-lw7vc Muito bom! That's awesome. I grew up completely monolingual and was always jealous of the bilingual kids. Never too late to learn though. If your family is from the North of Mexico, you could consider Navajo - I believe it's closely related. The local languages there were harder to preserve because it was mostly small nomadic tribes that got assimilated quickly, similar to the Native American languages in the US
@@SabbaticalTommy Thanks for the tip. I just wonder what languages were in the Coahuila to Nuevo Leon area. Navajo is a fascinating language, just so incredibly difficult and complex, probably makes Finnish and Nahuatl look like a piece of cake.
Porque el gobierno mexicano prohibió las lenguas.indígenas. Dato curioso, durante la época española,.en el Virreinato de la Nueva España, sólo el 30% de la población hablaba español. Eso quiere decir que se respetó más durante la época española, que durante el nuevo Estado Mexicano. A diferencia.de.lo que vuestros libros de historia os cuentan.
Interesting video! The evolution of language is very phenomenal.
Spanish and nahuatl have nothing to do with each other, they are completely different languages
@@realyoriginalchanel3218 some numbers/colors in nahuatl are the same words in spanish. The spanish had some kind of influence of the nahuatl language but for the most part they are completely different languages
@@jesse3294 They are completely different languages except for loanwords, modern spoken Nahuatl is heavily polluted with Spanish words due to lack of Nahuatl education in the school system and support. Numbers and colors are very basic vocabulary, and since Nahuatl was previously used for administrative purposes of an entire empire I imagine Nahuatl has proper authentic words for most things without needing to use Spanish loan words.
Apologies if I mis name his title but that Sharman dude was cool af. And that ceremony was very intriguing to watch. I love how you just immerse yourself into the culture and was great to hear you two conversing in Nahuatl!
You have to understand that cities are super colonized. We were forced to speak Spanish, colonizers stripped us from our culture even our last names. They taught us to hate who we were and many time got killed.They burn our books and build on top of our land/temples. Our culture, appearance and language has been seen as inferior. So of course it will be hard to find indigenous dialects in the city. But we are learning to love who we are and decolonize, I have hope for the new generations.
yeah, human slavery, human sacrifice, ultra violent rituals were so good right, thanks god for the Spanish conquest and colonization in South America, god bless the Catholic Spanish kingdom.
@@gwolf6442 They never said these things were good. They are simply acknowledging the fact that the Spanish erased the Aztec culture.
@@gwolf6442 Colonizers were no “angels” … Haven’t you heard of the ULTRA VIOLENT catholic inquisition ?!?? Or the Residential Schools??? Uh ? or do you only know what your elementary teacher told you?
@@gwolf6442 colonizers were no “saviors” They ki11, they r@p3, and enslaved !! They made the biggest genocide in the world. As of today, when people hear “Americans” they associate it with white/Anglo people when in reality the original faces of Americans are NATIVE !!!
@@gwolf6442 You should learn more about our different indigenous groups that are located from North to South America. WE ARE STILL HERE !!! WE ARE SURVIVORS !!!
2:00 that was ether coincidence or she has a slight understanding of it
Those chicks were like, "im spanish" but looked like they should be speaking Nahuatl haha.
Yeah some of their responses...I won't judge though, it's complicated haha
@@SabbaticalTommy Oh youre telling me, im mexican American who grew up in New Mexico. Its super complicated, we have an older dialect of spanish here, so people from mexico dont even like our spanish sometimes lmao.
Those are the results of the Conquista. People looking like their ancestors but can’t relate because they have adapted to the modern language
it’s because after mexico was colonized spanish was forced to be the main language of mexico, so they began teaching kids spanish way later on instead of nahuatl, resulting in many indigenous mexicans not knowing their dialect! coming from someone who’s mexican and speaks it :)
@@MP-jc6jo oh yeah I know, I’m from New Mexico, so our history is pretty much along the same lines. We were actually ruled by Spain a few years longer after mexico got their independence, then we were only mexico for a few years before we became a US territory. I’m just learning Nahuatl, and I feel better learning this over Spanish. They weren’t kind to us here, and I’m surprised people still glorify Onate like he wasn’t a war criminal or anything.
5:22 this can be taken as an insult - strange enough. among hondurans, “cara de indio” or saying someone looks indigenous has negative connotations.
Sup mate! Do share how you have been learning! Would love to speak as much as you do in only 2 weeks, hah.
Sure, I just used some online resources to learn the basics of the language, and then practiced with a teacher. You could try this (in Spanish):
www.vcn.bc.ca/prisons/grahuas.pdf
Nice beginning to an Amazing journey!
Los idiomas indígenas de Mexico son los verdaderos idiomas del país. El español es de España. Que bueno que mas gente esta despertando y valorando los idiomas indígenas. 👍
Pero el español mexicano es diferente al español de españa,algo que nació del mestizo mexicano
Hermano, no somos 100% Mexicas, purepechas, mayas o toltecas, somos una mezcla de indigenas y europeos, no tenemos un lenguaje que deba ser considerado el "verdadero".
Hoy en día el español es tan mexicano como el náhuatl, pues México es un país hispano y mestizo. Anda a otro lado con tu populismo indigenista ultrarradical. Por supuesto que debemos preservar y promocionar el náhuatl porque es una lengua bella, pero sin hacer menos al español y la cultura hispana. Así es como lo veo yo.
México es mezcla, los españoles se mezclaron y salió una cultura hermosa y propia, hermanada con otras, en Latinoamérica y Europa
@@nestor1907si claro…. Como ya hicieron esa discriminación y poner abajo al indígena y ahora que están despertando ya no les gusta verdad??? El concepto de la hispanidad se creó nada más para justificar todas las atrocidades cometidas. No vengas con tu hipocresía y tus tonterías!!
This is funny my friend,how did you learned nawatl ?
Nahuatl. And there are many ways. I wish it was on Duolingo 😂
Panolti, hi, I´m mexican and I´m learning náhuatl, notoca Ximena, notlahtohua nahuatlahtolli, tlazohcamati miec.
Cualtica, Ximena! Mah cualli ohtli
@@SabbaticalTommy It's so funny, my boyfriend is from a little altepetl, his origins are nahuatlaca, but he and his family don't speak nahuatlahtolli. That's strange to me, but their behaivor is so diferent yo other mexicans like me, and I discover is because ther strong náhuatl roots, and when I start to learn náhuatl includes the way to see the world. Cosmovision they said. Timotazque ipan tlazohcamati miec.
@@SobrecargoInformacx Hi where could I find some sources to learn nahuatl?
@@ambrosherrmann8322 lingojam English to Nahuatl
¡Cualli yetok!
i speak nahuatl brother, you should go to guerrero, there a lot of the towns speak nahuatl
Wow, that ceremony is very interesting. Great to see that they preserved parts of this culture.
Hi! I am wondering and learning more about this since I'm mexican, I was wondering how can you find out if you're blood is indigenous?
My mother in law speaks it fluently, along with her father. Her step mother doesn't actually speak Spanish, just nahuatl. So hearing her speak on the phone with them is incredible. My wife and sister in laws don't speak it at all though, which is a shame.
Do you have any friends or family that speak Nahuatl? Put them in touch with me! I'm still learning the language and it would help a lot with not making a fool of myself (I do that enough already)
Hey guy. If you are still interested and if you have a Facebook account go to this channel is called CANTA LA CHICHARRA , send them a message and talk to administration. and tell them you want to talk to them about NAHUATL. I’m pretty sure they will help you ,, Tlazohcamati Huel Miak / Thank you very much for learning one of our beautiful languages , I’m learning Nahuatl too, Mah Ce Cuacualtzin Ohtzintli / Have a beautiful journey 🦋
@@carlosmoreno9094 Just saw your message Carlos. I'll definitely check it out, tlazocamati!
If you are living in Mexico city and want to talk in Nahuatl to native speakers go to Milpa Alta.
I really want to know the process you follow to acquire a new language Tommy? Please share. I'm really influenced by the amount of languages you are acquiring, and really wish if I could learn some of the languages I have been also wanting to learn.
I want that screamer at my house , so the neighborhood can hear what healing sounds like lol
Taking the steps to start learning the language and passing it down to my future children
Thank you for your research and education on our old language. Tlajtoli kipiya Chikawalistli. (Correct me if that is wrong)
Our people have forgotten everything. We only have 1% of our culture left. Thanks for shedding like on us! This means a lot to us with no identity or voice. You can say We kind of get pushed to the side and our culture was washed out of this land.
God bless and long live the Mexican. 💪
Thank you for sharing 🙏. I enjoyed watching.
It’s sad to see most of our people don’t speak the native tongue
Love the video and the channel man. New subscriber! Cheers!
My gosh, Tommy, I'm just sooo impressed with the languages you speak. And your Spanish is like you have a little accent to it. Glad you found some people who speak the Aztec language as well. I didn't realized there were so many indigenous languages spoken in Mexico.
Is that Porteño Spanish you’re speaking? Damn you are just full of surprises.
You should have visited boroughs like Tláhuac, Milpa Alta or Xochimilco, where you could have found a good number of Nahuatl speakers, especially elderly people.
My, I'm beside myself in excitement for discovering you. I want to learn. Thank you
Welcome aboard for the journey Patricia!
@@SabbaticalTommy Thank you!
My ancestors were forced to stop speaking Nahuatl by the Spanish. There’s only a few people who still speak it. Modestly in villages and small pueblos. Not the city though.
That's not even what happened. I've asked so many people who said that that's why they don't speak it but no one has ever given me proof or even an actual account of how it happened.
Back in the late sixties I was all over the place. I kept telling myself change in the slang and get ready to roll your tongue a bit different. We sure had fun with me on a good day. Keep em coming...
Que tal mi estimado !! Me parece muy intersante que quieras aprender nanuatl. Es un idioma muy bonito. En la región de la huasteca hay mucha gente que lo habla, hay muchos pueblos que aun mantienen vivo ese idiama. Incluso hay escuelas bilíngues español y nahualt para que no se pierda esa gran herencia que nos dejaron nuestros papás y abuelos. Yo tuve la fortuna de nacer en esa region huasteca de veracruz y aprendí nahuat desde niño , gracias a mis padres pude esguir estudiando y fui aceptado por la UNAM ya hace algunos años. Desde ahí ya dentro de la universidad entendí muchas cosas de lo importante de lo que eran mis raices. Antes no era asi, a las personas que hablan un dialecto en algunos lugares los veían con discrimacion. Después de egresar de mi alma mater sigo practicando mi lengua materna el Nahualt y estoy orgulloso de hablar ese bonito idioma que nos heredaron nuestros antepasados.
Isidro Francisco. Eres un ejemplo!! Admiro tu historia
If you can keep it up it’s really great that you can speak these languagea
I've been researching about the Mexica deities and I've learnt a few words thanks to the codex
You sir make my ancestors proud. Respect to you
You shouldn't call yourself "gringo", it would be more hip to call yourself "gabacho". In my experience, only pochos really say gringo. Pocho: mexican hardware, running american software...
I didn’t know what a pocho was until this comment and I can confidently say that I am one 😂😂
Si, or "güero"... meaning "blondie" but is used in general for white guy
The guy in Mictlantecuhtli mask (?) seems you made his day nicer.
“you look like a gringo”
when you’re in mexico, you’re the gringo buddy 😵
sorry but there is indigenous people of mexico and then there is european migrants
In tijuana Baja calif there's native Americans kumeyaay that speak there dialect
Im glad you’re into learning different languages!
fool looked to see if chilangos speak nahuatl and got a full on limpia! It brings your spirit into your body bro. Nahuatl speaking teacher at the end was introducing you to the real bosses... the ones that give you life.
How do you learn languages so quickly?? It's so hard for me to learn. Being of Mexican descent, I've been trying to learn Spanish for my entire life and after 21 years have barely been able to speak decently.
Este pocho ajaja
Spanish isn't even your language, you should be learning Nahuatl
@@Ahmed-ob6ec how do you know that his ancestors language was nahuatl? There are 60+ indigenous languages in mexico :/
@@DagazsYT náhuatl is the mother dialect
Pialli ! I'm so glad I'm learning this native tongue . Are Language I'm still fresh but will soon get it down. And I'm in so.cal usa
Pialli I have a Question. I am Indigenous but I don’t know Náhuatl. I was wondering how are u learning Náhuatl? I really want to teach my Native language to my future kids so I was wondering how are you learning:)
@@ixchel5146 if you have instagram check there for Nahuatl speaking ! several teachers ,Depends in what city state you in. You can also check here on youtube most Tlamachtiquetl (teacher-s post there info to learn via zoom due to pandemic. Suerte Piyalli 👍🏽
@@THTRUTH Tlazohcamati huel miac❤️
Pretty fun coming back to the old ones
This guy's cool. He doesn't even market himself as a polyglot youtuber. Yet he's totally a polyglot, almost on the DL.
Oh dude, it’s nice you are learning Nahuatl but some things are just off. They were very respectfully showing you the culture and doing a “limpia” with your eyes closed and you said “oh you haven’t robbed me?” EXCUSE ME?
Good on you, Sabbatical. I don`t know if you did this for the Views or Likes or it was a sincere mission to expand your world but I give you props, my man.
Tlazocamati/thanks! I just love languages, and Nahuatl doesn't get enough attention. I definitely didn't do it just for the views, if that were the case I'd be making reaction videos and crying myself to sleep in my RUclips cash haha