Lenca

A language of Honduras

ISO 639: len
Population: No known L1 speakers. Last fluent speaker probably died by the 1970s (Campbell et al 1978). Some semi-speakers (Adelaar 2007). Ethnic population: 454,000 (2013 census).
Location:: Comayagua, Francisco Morazán, Intibucá, La Paz, Lempira, and Valle departments.
Language Status: 9 (Dormant).
Classification: Lencan
Dialects: None known. Some considered it Macro-Chibchan.
Language Use: Shifted to Spanish [spa].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Lenca
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Comayagua, Francisco Morazán, Intibucá, La Paz, Lempira, and Valle departments.