Popoloca languages

Popoloca
Geographic
distribution
Puebla, Mexico
Native speakers
17,000 (2020 census)
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 in Puebla state, Mexico, near Tehuacán.