Popoloca, San Felipe Otlaltepec

A language of Mexico

ISO 639: pow
Alternate Names: Ngiba, Ngiwa, Popoloca de San Felipe Otlaltepec, Popoloca del Poniente, Western Popoloca
Autonym: Nguiva
Population: 3,000 (2000 SIL). Total Popoloca speakers: 61,800 (2020 INEGI). 50 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 6,590.
Location:: Puebla state: Huejonapan, San Felipe Otlaltepec, Santa María Nativitas.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Popolocan-Zapotecan, Popolocan, Popoloca
Dialects: Santa María Nativitas, Huejonapan.
Typology: SVO; long words, affixes; nontonal.
Language Use: Local administration, commerce, religious services. Adults only. Mixed attitudes. Older people want to use Popoloca, but it has low prestige among younger people. Shifting to Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Bible portions: 1955–1996.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Popoloca, San Felipe Otlaltepec
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: People leave the area for schooling and jobs.

Location: Puebla state: Huejonapan, San Felipe Otlaltepec, Santa María Nativitas.