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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Americas > Mexico > Popoluca, Oluta

Popoluca, Oluta

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3plo

Population  100 (1990 census). Ethnic population: 10,000 (1990 census).
Region  Southeast Veracruz, Oluta, inland, west of Texistepec.
Language map  Eastern Central Mexico, reference number 99
Classification  Mixe-Zoque, Mixe, Veracruz Mixe
Language use  Mainly older adults. Shifting to Spanish.
Language development  Dictionary.
Writing system  Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Clark, Lawrence E. 2004. "A comparison of person markers in Sayula and Oluta Popoluca."  Available online

Clark, Lawrence E., compiler. 1981. Diccionario popoluca de Oluta: Popoluca-español, español-popoluca.