Pech
[aka Paya, Seco, Bayano]Classification: Chibchan
·severely endangered
Classification: Chibchan
·severely endangered
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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International
2,586
[Most speakers are] Older adults. Data for the number of native speakers and the ethnic population come from Rivas (1993).
990 (Rivas 1993). Ethnic population: 2,590 (Rivas 1993). (2013, unchanged.)
Spanish
Shifting to Spanish. Much community interest to preserve the Pech language, and some work is being done to preserve it.
North central coast, Olancho Department, Dulce Nombre de Culmí municipality, Santa María del Carbón, Las Marías, Gracias a Dios, Silin, Colón.
The language is used more in Agua Amarilla and La Laguna in El Carbón.
Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing
Recent estimate by Constenla; Danilo Salamanca estimates 1000
Severely endangered.
Municipality of Dulce Nombre de Culmí; Olancho dept; la Laguna in Santa María del Carbón
Information from: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press