Popoloca languages

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 18,000 [2] in Puebla state, Mexico, near Tehuacán.

This article is about the language cluster. For the language subfamily that this cluster is in, see Popolocan languages.
Popoloca
Geographic
distribution		Puebla, Mexico
Linguistic classificationOto-Manguean
Subdivisions
  • Eastern
  • Central/Western
Glottologpopo1294
ELPPopoloca[1]
The Popoloca languages, number 6 (purple), center.

Languages

The Ethnologue distinguishes seven varieties of Popoloca as separate languages. However, these fall into four groups with 75% mutual intelligibility or greater.

  • Eastern Popoloca
    • 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
  1. Endangered Languages Project data for Popoloca.
  2. INALI (2012) México: Lenguas indígenas nacionales


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