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Mískito language

Mískito (ISO 639-3 code miq) is a language of the Misumalpan family spoken in Honduras and Nicaragua. It has about 150,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as at risk.

Facts

ISO 639-3 codemiq
Glottocodemisk1235
FamilyMisumalpan
AreaNorth America
CountriesHonduras, Nicaragua
Speakers (estimate)150,000
EndangermentAt risk (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Related languages

Other Misumalpan languages, nearest first.

More about Mískito

Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.