Popoloca

English

Alternative forms

• Popoluca

Etymology

Borrowed from Nahuatl popoloca (“speak unintelligibly”).

Proper noun

Popoloca

1. Any of several different indigenous languages of Mexico, including languages of the Mixe-Zoquean family and the Oto-Manguean family.

Derived terms

• Popolocan

Further reading

• Ethnologue report on Popolocan languages: Mixe-Zoquean
• Ethnologue report on Popolocan languages: Oto-Manguean