Popoloca, Santa Inés Ahuatempan

PCA

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Alternate Names: Popoloca de Santa Inés Ahuatempan, Popoloca del Poniente

Dialects: Ahuatempan Popoloca, Todos Santos Almolonga Popoloca. 75% intelligibility of San Felipe Popoloca , (most similar).

Genealogy:

Otomanguean
Eastern Otomanguean
Popolocan-Zapotecan
Popolocan
Popoloca

Demographics: 4,000 (2000 SIL). Few monolinguals.

Language Use: All domains among older adults; half of the time in local commerce, administration. Mainly adults. Negative attitudes. Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 55%. 300 readers. Bible portions: 1994–1996.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Mexico

Other Comments: Many leave the area to find jobs. Traditional religion, Christian.