Popoloca, San Marcos Tlacoyalco

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
pls
Alternate Names
Ngiwa, Northern Popoloca, Popoloca de San Marcos Tlalcoyalco, Popoluca del Norte, San Marcos Tlalcoyalco Popoloca
Autonym
Ngigua
User Population

8,440 (2000 INALI). Total Popoloca speakers: 61,800 (2020 INEGI).

Location

Puebla state: San Francisco Esperilla, San José Buenavista, San Juan Sacavasco, San Marcos Tlacoyalco, and San Martin Esperilla.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

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

None known. San Luis [pps] has 90% intelligibility of San Marcos.

Typology

VSO; long words, affixes, clitics; tonal.

Language Development

Literature. Grammar. NT: 1983–2016.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Popoloca, San Marcos Tlacoyalco
Writing

Latin script [Latn].