Popoloca, Santa Inés Ahuatempan

A language of Mexico

ISO 639: pca
Alternate Names: Ngiba, Ngigua, Popoloca de Santa Inés Ahuatempan, Popoloca del Poniente
Autonym: Nquivā
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.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Popolocan-Zapotecan, Popolocan, Popoloca
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.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Popoloca, Santa Inés Ahuatempan
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Many leave the area to find jobs. Traditional religion, Christian.

Location: Puebla state: Santa Inés Ahuatempan and Todos Santos Almolonga west of Coyotepec and Tehuacán.