Western Popoloca is an indigenous language of

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state, Mexico. There are two principal varieties, sometimes counted as distinct languages, *Santa Inés Ahuatempan Popoloca (a.k.a. Ahuatempan, Santa Inés) *San Felipe Otlaltepec Popoloca (a.k.a. Otlaltepec, San Felipe) which are about 75%

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. Approximately half of ethnic Popoloca of these towns speak the language.

Phonology

Vowels

Consonants

Sounds only occur from loanwords.

References

Popolocan languages

External links

San Felipe Otlaltepec resources
in the

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