Western Popoloca language

Western Popoloca is an indigenous language of Puebla state, Mexico. There are two principal varieties, sometimes counted as distinct languages,

  • Santa Inés Ahuatempan Popoloca (a.k.a. Ahuatempan, Santa Inés)
  • San Felipe Otlaltepec Popoloca (a.k.a. Otlaltepec, San Felipe)
Western Popoloca
Native toMexico
RegionPuebla
Native speakers
7,000 (2000)
Oto-Manguean
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
pow  San Felipe Otlaltepec
pca  Santa Inés Ahuatempan
Glottologsant1454  Santa Ines Ahuatempan
sanf1264  San Felipe Otlaltepec

which are about 75% mutually intelligible. Approximately half of ethnic Popoloca of these towns speak the language.

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