Grammar
This variety of Nahuatl has developed a distinction between inclusive and exclusive "we", which Classical Nahuatl and other modern forms of Nahuatl lack. The exclusive form is regularly derived from the first person singular ("I"), while the inclusive continues the suppletive first person plural of Classical Nahuatl.
| Classical | Isthmus-Mecayapan | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person singular | niquīsa "I leave" | niquisa "I leave" | 1st person singular |
| niquisaj "We (not you) leave" | 1st person plural exclusive | ||
| 1st person plural | tiquīsaj "We leave" | tiquisaj "We (including you) leave" | 1st person plural inclusive |
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