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The Nahuatls, in their peaceful dispositions and agricultural pursuits, are much more nearly allied to the Polynesians, and their present preponderance on the western coast favours the idea that they had a western origin.*

From The Naturalist in Nicaragua by Belt, Thomas

The practice of the couvade was universal, in some form or other, amongst the Carib races, but was unknown amongst the peoples whom I have called the Nahuatls.

From The Naturalist in Nicaragua by Belt, Thomas

If there be any truth in the story told to Solon by the priests of Sais, they are a much more likely people to have invaded the countries around the Mediterranean than the Nahuatls.

From The Naturalist in Nicaragua by Belt, Thomas

Let us now return to the Nahuatls, and see if they present any affinities to the nations of the old world.

From The Naturalist in Nicaragua by Belt, Thomas

The designation "Nahuatls" proposed to include all the Mexican,    Western Central American, and Peruvian races that had descended    from the same ancient stock.

From The Naturalist in Nicaragua by Belt, Thomas