Vocabulary in Native American Languages: Popoloca Words

Welcome to our Popoloca vocabulary page! Popoloca is an Oto-Manguean language, related to other languages like Zapotec and Mixtec. We have included twenty basic Popoloca words here, to compare with related American Indian languages. You can find more Popoloca Indian words in our online picture glossaries. If you'd like to know a word that is not in these wordlists, you can take part in our Native American words fundraiser or visit our main Popoloca language site for more free resources.

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Popoloca Word Set

English (Français)	Popoloca Atzinga
One (Un)	ijnco
Two (Deux)	yaá
Three (Trois)	iy'á
Four (Quatre)	noó
Five (Cinq)	in'ó
Man (Homme)	ch'ín
Woman (Femme)	inch'ì
Moon (Lune)	nitjó
Water (Eau)	ìntă'

Click here to see Popoloca vocabulary words compared to words in related Oto-Manguean languages: Oto-Manguean Words

Popoloca Picture Dictionaries

Here are some themed Popoloca word lists we have put together and illustrated for language learners. Feel free to print them out for classroom purposes!

Popoloca animal words

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