Southern Popoloca language

{{Short description|Popolocan language of Puebla, Mexico}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Southern Popoloca

|nativename=

|states=Mexico

|region=Puebla

|speakers=7,000

|date=1991–1993

|ref=e18

|familycolor=American

|fam1=Oto-Manguean

|fam2=Popolocan

|fam3=Chocho–Popoloca

|fam4=Popoloca

|lc1=poe|ld1=San Juan Atzingo

|lc2=pbe|ld2=Metzontla

|glotto=sanj1285

|glottoname=San Juan Atzingo

|glottorefname=San Juan Atzingo Popoloca

|glotto2=mezo1235

|glottoname2=Mezontla

|glottorefname2=Mezontla Popoloca

}}

Southern Popoloca is an indigenous language of Puebla state, Mexico. There are two principal varieties, sometimes counted as distinct languages:

• San Juan Atzingo Popoloca ({{aka}} Atzingo, San Juan)
• Metzontla Popoloca ({{aka}} Los Reyes Metzontla Popoloca) which are about 75% mutually intelligible.