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.
Popoloca | |
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Geographic distribution | Puebla, Mexico |
Native speakers | 17,000 (2020 census)[1] |
Linguistic classification | Oto-Manguean
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Subdivisions |
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Glottolog | popo1294 |
ELP | Popoloca |
The Popoloca languages, number 6 (purple), center. |
Languages
editThe Ethnologue distinguishes seven varieties of Popoloca as separate languages. However, these fall into four groups with 75% mutual intelligibility or greater.
Notes
edit- ^ a b Lenguas indígenas y hablantes de 3 años y más, 2020 INEGI. Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020.