Popoloca languages

Popoloca
Geographic distribution	Puebla, Mexico
Native speakers	17,000 (2020 census)1
Linguistic classification	Oto-Manguean Popolocan Chocho–Popoloca Popoloca
Subdivisions	Eastern Central/Western
Language codes
Glottolog	popo1294
ELP	Popoloca
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 people¹ in Puebla state, Mexico, near Tehuacán.

The Ethnologue distinguishes seven varieties of Popoloca as separate languages. However, these fall into four groups with 75% mutual intelligibility or greater.

• Eastern Popoloca
  • Southern (Atzingo–Metzontla: San Juan, Los Reyes)
  • Northern (Temalacayuca–Tlacoyalco: San Luis, San Marcos)
• Central Popoloca
  • Coyotepec (San Mateo dialect may be distinct, or a dialect of San Felipe)
  • Western (Ahuatempan–Otlaltepec: Santa Inés, San Felipe)