Popoloca languages
Language cluster
Popoloca | |
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Geographic distribution | Puebla, Mexico |
Native speakers | 17,000 (2020 census)[1] |
Linguistic classification | Oto-Manguean
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Glottolog | popo1294 |
ELP | Popoloca |
![]() The Popoloca languages, number 6 (purple), center. |
Popoloca is an indigenous Mexican cluster of languages of the Popolocan branch of the Oto-Manguean language family, closely related to Mazatec. They are spoken by 17,000 people[1] in Puebla state, Mexico, near Tehuacán.
Languages
The Ethnologue distinguishes seven varieties of Popoloca as separate languages. However, these fall into four groups with 75% mutual intelligibility or greater.
- Eastern caca
- Southern (Atzingo–Metzontla: San Juan, Los Reyes)
- Northern (Temalacayuca–Tlacoyalco: San Luis, San Marcos)
- Central Popoloca
- Coyotepec (San Mateo dialect may be distinct, or a dialect of San Felipe)
- Western (Ahuatempan–Otlaltepec: Santa Inés, San Felipe)
Notes
- ^ a b Lenguas indígenas y hablantes de 3 años y más, 2020 INEGI. Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020.
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