Also Known As:
Mosquito, Mísquito, Mískitu, Marquito, Miskito, Misquito, Mosco
Dialects & Varieties
- Honduran Mískito (Mam)
- Tawira (Tauira)
- Baymuna (Baymunana
- Baldam)
- Wanki (Wangki)
- Cabo (Kabo).
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)
Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)
At risk
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
183,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Nicaragua; Honduras;
Location Description
Zalaya Department, North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN), from Pearl Lagoon to Black River, coast and lowlands; a concentration in Puerto Cabeza City; Prinzapolka, Tronquera, San Carlos (Río Coco), Waspam, Leimus, Bocana de Paiwas, Karawala, Sangnilaya, Wasla, Sisin, Rosita, Bonanza, Siuna, Bihmuna, and all along the Río Coco area. Also in South Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAS). Also in Honduras.
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
Versos escritos en diferentes lenguas, enlaces entre diferentes culturas, puentes entre remotas part
A copy of Contreras's 1866 Spanish-Mam vocabulary, consisting of approximately 80 words grouped by s
This video is interviewing miskito people and talking to them about there culture and their thoughts