Popoloca, Coyotepec

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Ngiba, Ngigua, Ngiwa, Popoloca de Oriente, San Vicente Coyotepec Popoloca
User Population

500 (1990 census). Total Popoloca speakers: 61,800 (2020 INEGI). Ethnic population: 7,000.

Location

Puebla state: Coyotepec and San Mateo west of Tehuacán city, east of Ahuatempan.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Popolocan-Zapotecan, Popolocan, Popoloca
Dialects

San Vicente Coyotepec Popoloca, San Mateo Zoyamazalco Popoloca. 41% intelligibility of Otlaltepec [pow], 23% of Atzingo [poe], 15% of Tlacoyalco Northern Popoloca [pls]. San Mateo dialect may be a separate language.

Language Use

Shifted to Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Dictionary.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Popoloca, Coyotepec
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].