Antonia Ramírez

Antonia Ramírez (died 11 June 2024) was a Pipil Salvadoran singer, composer, writer and indigenous language activist as a native speaker of the endangered Uto-Aztecan Nawat language of El Salvador and Nicaragua.

Biography Ramírez was born in Santo Domingo de Guzmán; her birthdate is unknown. She spoke the Nawat and Spanish languages, learning Nawat from her grandmother Juana. She was a Catholic. which followed a classical structure and featured easily remembered melody and chorus. She also published the choral songbook Ne nawat shuchikisa (Nahaut blossoms), which compiled musical creations of the Pipil people of El Salvador.

Ramírez died on 11 June 2024 in Santo Domingo de Guzmán. At the time of her death, there were 48 native Nawat speakers.