Popoloca, Santa Inés Ahuatempan
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A language of Mexico
Alternate Names
Ngiba, Ngigua, Popoloca de Santa Inés Ahuatempan, Popoloca del Poniente
Autonym
Nquivā
User Population
4,000 (2000 SIL). Total Popoloca speakers: 61,800 (2020 INEGI). Few monolinguals.
Location
Puebla state: Santa Inés Ahuatempan and Todos Santos Almolonga west of Coyotepec and Tehuacán.
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Language Status
7 (Shifting).
Dialects
Ahuatempan Popoloca, Todos Santos Almolonga Popoloca. 75% intelligibility of San Felipe Popoloca [pow] (most similar).
Language Use
All domains among older adults; half of the time in local commerce, administration. Adults only. Negative attitudes. Shifting to Spanish [spa].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 55%. 300 readers. Bible portions: 1994–1996.
Many leave the area to find jobs. Traditional religion, Christian.