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Name:
Lenka
Type:
Language
Alternate Names:
Lenca; Lenka Proper; Lenca Proper
Once Spoken in:
El Salvador, Honduras
Number of speakers:
Only a few in Honduras (Rivas 1993). Ethnic population: 100,000
(Ethnologue)
Code:
len
Code Standard:
ISO 639-3
Documentation:
SIL
Families:
Lencan (Lenkan)
Parent Subgroup:
Lenkan; Lencan Isolate; Lenca; Lencan (lenc)
Linguist List Status: Extinct UNESCO Status: Extinct Ethnologue Status: Nearly Extinct Sutherland's Red List: Vulnerable
Endangerment Status
Linguist List Status: Extinct UNESCO Status: Extinct Ethnologue Status: Nearly Extinct Sutherland's Red List: Vulnerable
Map of Lenka
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