Xinca

A language of Guatemala

ISO 639: xin
Alternate Names: Ikomagi, Jinca, Shinkan, Shinkan Complex, Sinca, Szinca, Xincan, Xinka, “Popoloco” (pej.)
Population: No known L1 speakers, but emerging L2 speakers. Last fluent speakers probably died by the 1970s; some semi-speakers survived into the 2000s. Ethnic population: 16,200 (2003 census).
Location:: Jutiapa and Santa Rosa departments.
Language Status: 9 (Reawakening). Recognized language (2003, Law of National Languages, Decree 19).
Classification: Language isolate
Dialects: None known. Language may be related to Lenca [len].
Language Use: Shifted to Spanish [spa].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Xinca
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Jutiapa and Santa Rosa departments.