Alternate Names: Popoloca de San Felipe Otlaltepec, Popoloca del Poniente, Western Popoloca
Dialects: Huejonapan, Santa María Nativitas.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 3,000 (2000 SIL). 50 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 6,590.
Language Use: Parents do not pass it on to children. Local administration, commerce, religious services. Mainly adults. Mixed attitudes. Older people want to use Popoloca, but it has low prestige among younger people. Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Bible portions: 1955–1996.
Typology: SVO; long words, affixes; nontonal.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Mexico
Other Comments: People leave the area for schooling and jobs.