Western Popoloca language

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

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)

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