Popoloca, Mezontla

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
pbe
Alternate Names
Los Reyes Metzontla Popoloca, Southern Popoloca
Population

2,000 (1993 SIL).

Location

Puebla. 1 town.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Popolocan-Zapotecan, Popolocan, Popoloca
Dialects

52% intelligibility of Atzingo Popoloca [poe], 35% of Tlacoyalco (Northern Popoloca) [pls], 11% of Otlaltepec [pow].

Language Use

Less than 20% of the people can understand the language; 10% can speak it some and only 10 individuals speak it well, according to the village president (1994 SIL).

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 50%. Grammar.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Popoloca, Mezontla
Writing
Unwritten.