Xincan languages
Extinct language family of Guatemala / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Xinca (or Xinka, Sinca, or Szinca) is a small extinct family of Mesoamerican languages, formerly regarded as a single language isolate, once spoken by the indigenous Xinca people in southeastern Guatemala, much of El Salvador, and parts of Honduras.
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Xincan | |
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Ethnicity | 16,200 Xinca people (2003 census) |
Geographic distribution | Guatemala |
Extinct | 1970s. (Semi-speakers into the 2000s.) |
Linguistic classification | One of the world's primary language families |
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ISO 639-3 | xin |
Glottolog | xinc1237 |
Geographic distribution of the Xincan languages. Solid blue is the recorded range, transparent is the range attested by toponyms. |
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