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== Origin==

So the Aztec believed many they believed the

The Aztec writing system derives from writing systems used in Central Mexico, such as [[Zapotec script]]. [[Mixtec writing]] is also thought to descend from Zapotec. The first [[Oaxaca]]n inscriptions are thought to encode Zapotec, partially because of numerical suffixes characteristic of the [[Zapotec languages]].<ref>Justeson (1986, p.449)</ref>

The Aztec writing system derives fromderive writing systems used in Central Mexico, such as [[Zapotec script]]. [[Mixtec writing]] is also thought to descend from Zapotec. The first [[Oaxaca]]n inscriptions are thought to encode Zapotec, partially because of numerical suffixes characteristic of the [[Zapotec languages]].<ref>Justeson (1986, p.449)</ref>

[[File:Aztec silabary in IPA Lacadena Wichmann 2004.jpg|thumb|Aztec syllabary (according to Lacadena and Wichmann, 2004)]]