Popoloca languages

This article is about the language cluster. For the language subfamily that this cluster is in, see Popolocan languages.
Popoloca
Geographic
distribution		Puebla, Mexico
Native speakers
17,000 (2020 census)[1]
Linguistic classificationOto-Manguean
Subdivisions
  • Eastern
  • Central/Western
Language codes
Glottologpopo1294
ELPPopoloca
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 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. ^ a b Lenguas indígenas y hablantes de 3 años y más, 2020 INEGI. Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020.

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