Northern Popoloca language explained

Northern Popoloca
States:Mexico
Region:Puebla
Date:1994–2000
Ref:e18
Familycolor:American
Fam1:Oto-Manguean
Fam2:Popolocan
Fam3:Chocho–Popoloca
Fam4:Popoloca
Lc1:pps
Ld1:San Luís Temalacayuca
Lc2:pls
Ld2:San Marcos Tlacoyalco
Glotto:sanl1248
Glottoname:San Luis Temalacayuca
Glottorefname:San Luis Temalacayuca Popoloca
Glotto2:sanm1301
Glottoname2:San Marcos Tlalcoyalco
Glottorefname2:San Marcos Tlalcoyalco Popoloca

Northern Popoloca is an indigenous language of Puebla state, Mexico. The dialects of the two towns where it is spoken, San Luís Temalacayuca (a.k.a. Temalacayuca, San Luís) and San Marcos Tlacoyalco (a.k.a. Tlacoyalco, San Marcos), are over 90% mutually intelligible.

Phonology

Vowels

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Closepronounced as /ink/pronounced as /ink/~pronounced as /ink/
Midpronounced as /ink/
Openpronounced as /ink/

Consonants

BilabialDentalAlveolarPost-
Alveolar
RetroflexPalatalVelarGlottal
Nasalpronounced as /ink/pronounced as /ink/pronounced as /ink/
Plosivepronounced as /ink/pronounced as /ink/pronounced as /ink/pronounced as /ink/pronounced as /ink/
Affricatepronounced as /ink/pronounced as /ink/pronounced as /ink/
Fricativevoicelesspronounced as /link/pronounced as /ink/pronounced as /ink/pronounced as /ink/pronounced as /ink/
voicedpronounced as /ink/pronounced as /ink/pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/pronounced as /ink/
Rhoticpronounced as /ink/pronounced as /link/
Approximantpronounced as /ink/pronounced as /ink/
[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Machin, Polly . Stress and tone in Tlacoyalco Popoloca . Stark . Sharon . Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics and the University of Texas at Arlington . 1977.
  2. Book: Stark C., Sara. Los pronombres en ngigua. SIL International. 2014. SIL-Mexico Electronic Working Papers, 12a..