The Nawa alphabet was created by Arturo Jiménez Zavala as an alternative way to write Spanish and Nahuatl. It is a writing system for Nahuatl based on Aztec designs, and a simplified way to write Spanish that eliminates homographs, such as c, q and k for [k], digraphs (ch, ll and rr) and the silent h.
The letter y/ll is pronounced [ʤ] in Spanish and [j] in Nahuatl.
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Todos los seres humanos nacen libres e iguales en dignidad y derechos y, dotados como están de razón y conciencia, deben comportarse fraternalmente los unos con los otros.
Nochi tlacameh ihuan cihuameh quipiah manoh cualli tlacaticeh, nochi zan ze totlatechpohuiltiliz ihuan titlatepanitalohqueh, yeca monequi cualli ma timohuicacah, ma timoicnelicah, ma timotlazohtlacah ihuan ma timotlepanitacah.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
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