Nicaragua

Languages

Chinese, Mandarin cmn

Users: 14,000 in Nicaragua (2021 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Chinese

English eng

Users: 7,000 in Nicaragua (2021 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English

Garifuna cab

South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region: Orinoco village. Users: No known L1 speakers in Nicaragua (2012 R. Reeck). Ethnic population: 3,270 (2005 census). Status: 9 (Dormant). Recognized language (1993, Official Language Use, Atlantic Autonomous Regions, Law No. 162, Article 4). Alternate Names: Black Carib, Caribe, Central American Carib, Garífuna, “Moreno” (pej.) Classification: Maipurean, Northern, Maritime, Ta-Maipurean, Iñeri

Mangue mom

Scattered. North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region: highlands. Users: No known L1 speakers. The last fluent speaker either died or shifted to Spanish by the early 1870s; some rememberers survived into the late 1880s (Brinton 1886). Ethnic population: 46,000 (2005 census). Status: 9 (Dormant). Alternate Names: Chorotega, Monimbo Classification: Unclassified

Matagalpa mtn

Jinotega and Matagalpa departments; Central highlands. Users: No known L1 speakers. The last speaker died in 1997. Ethnic population: 15,000 (2005 census). Status: 9 (Dormant). Alternate Names: Pantasmas Classification: Misumalpan, Sumu-Cacaopera-Matagalpa, Cacaopera-Matagalpa

Mayangna yan

Jinotega department; North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region: Bambana and Tungi along Waspuk river; Santo Tomás de Umbra on the upper Wawa; Panamahka dialect along Wanki river; Tuahka dialect: Wasakin area near Rosita. Users: 8,000 in Nicaragua (Adelaar 2007). 8,540 (2005 census). Ethnic population: 9,760 (2005 census). Total users in all countries: 8,700. Status: 5* (Developing). Classification: Misumalpan

Mískito miq

Jinotega department; North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region and South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region; Bihmuna, Bocana de Paiwas, Bonanza, Karawala, Leimus, Prinzapolka, Puerto Cabeza city, Rosita, San Carlos (Río Coco), Sangnilaya, Sisin, Siuna, Tronquera, Wasla, Waspam; Río Coco area and Pearl lagoon to Black river coast and lowlands. Users: 114,000 in Nicaragua (2009 UNSD). Ethnic population: 121,000 (2005 census). Total users in all countries: 143,000. Status: 6b (Threatened). Recognized language (1993, Official Language Use, Atlantic Autonomous Regions, Law No. 162, Article 4). Alternate Names: Marquito, Miskuto, Mosquito, Mísquito Autonym: Mískitu Classification: Misumalpan

Nicaragua English Creole bzk

Scattered. North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region and South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region: Bluefields region, Corn islands, Pearl lagoon, Prinzapolka, Puerto Cabezas, Rama Cay island. Users: 18,400 (2009 UNSD). 630 Rama Cay Creole speakers (Holm 1989). Status: 4 (Educational). Recognized language (1993, Official Language Use, Atlantic Autonomous Regions, Law No. 162, Article 4). Alternate Names: Mískito Coast English Creole Autonym: Creole Classification: Creole, English based, Atlantic, Western

Nicaraguan Sign Language ncs

Scattered, especially Managua. Users: 6,200 (2019 ANSNIC). Estimated assuming 0.1% of the general population. Status: 5 (Developing). Alternate Names: ISN, Idioma de Señas de Nicaragua, Lengua de Signos Nicaragüense, Lenguaje de Signos Nicaragüense, NSL Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language

Rama rma

South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region: Rama Cay, 30-mile radius. Users: 740 (2009 UNSD). Ethnic population: 4,190 (2005 census). Status: 8a (Moribund). Recognized language (1993, Official Language Use, Atlantic Autonomous Regions, Law No. 162, Article 4). Classification: Chibchan, Chibchan B, Votic

Spanish spa

Users: 6,344,000 in Nicaragua, all users. L1 users: 6,160,000 in Nicaragua (Instituto Cervantes 2019). L2 users: 184,000 (Instituto Cervantes 2019). Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1987, Constitution, Article 11). Alternate Names: Castellano, Español Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Castilian

Subtiaba sut

León department: Pacific slope. Users: No known L1 speakers. The last speaker probably died in the 1920s (Bright 1990). Ethnic population: 20,000 (2005 census). Status: 9 (Dormant). Alternate Names: Subtiava Classification: Otomanguean, Western Otomanguean, Tlapanec-Manguean, Tlapanec-Subtiaba

Ulwa ulw

South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region: Karawala village. Users: 350 (2009 J. Mejia). 83 (2005 census). Ethnic population: 700 (2005 census). Status: 6b (Threatened). Recognized language (1993, Official Language Use, Atlantic Autonomous Regions, Law No. 162, Article 4). Alternate Names: Sumu, Ulúa, Woolwa Classification: Misumalpan