Lenca people

Lenca people

Lenca people are an indigenous peoples of Central America, situated in the western highland regions of Honduras and eastern El Salvador. Contemporary populations are estimated at approximately 100,000 and 37,000 for Honduras and El Salvador, respectively. [See Ethnologue (2005). The figures for Honduras are dated 1993, for El Salvador, 1987.]

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References

*cite book |year=2005 |title=Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition |author=Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (Ed.) |edition=online version |url=http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=len |publisher=SIL International |location=Dallas, TX

External links

* [http://sidewalkmystic.com/Lenca The Honduras Lencas]


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