| Popolocan | |
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| Geographic distribution: |
Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Genetic classification: |
Oto-Manguean Popolocan |
| Subdivisions: |
Ixcatec (a single language)
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The Popolocan languages are a subfamily of the Oto-Manguean language family of Mexico, spoken mainly in the state of Oaxaca.
The Popolocan languages should not be confused with the languages called Popoluca spoken in the state of Veracruz, which belong to the unrelated Mixe-Zoquean language family. The term comes from the Nahuatl language and means to speak unintelligibly, which is why Nahuatl speakers called several different unrelated languages "Popolōca". The Nahuatl term was later adopted by the Spanish. The convention now is that the Oto-Manguean languages are referred to as "Popoloca" and the Mixe-Zoquean languages are referred to as "Popoluca", although the latter term is falling into disuse.
The Popolocan languages are subdivided into:
- the Chocho-Popolocan languages, (including the Chocho language and seven distinct varieties of Popoloca. These are spoken by around 30,000 indigenous Popoloca people in seven villages in the south of Puebla near Tehuacán:
- Popoloca de Coyotepec at Ethnologue
- Popoloca de Mezontla at Ethnologue
- Popoloca de Santa Inés Ahuatempan at Ethnologue
- Popoloca de San Marcos Tlalcoyalco at Ethnologue
- Popoloca de San Juan Atzingo at Ethnologue
- Popoloca de San Felipe Otlaltepec at Ethnologue
- Popoloca de San Luis Temalacayuca at Ethnologue
- Ixcatec (a single language)
- the Mazatecan languages (including a number of related languages called Mazatec)
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