ELP ID
11966
ELP Language
Sumo
Speaker Number
1000-9999
Public Comment
In Honduras: 700 speakers, ethnic population 800-1,000. In Nicaragua: 6,700 speakers.

Ethnologue (2009) had only a single Sumo [Sum] language; Ethnologue (2013) has separated these into two separate languages:
Mayangna [yan]: 8,000 in Nicaragua (Adelaar 2007). Population total all countries: 8,700. Ethnic population: 9,760 (2005 census).
Ulwa [ulw]: 350 (2009 J. Mejia).
Source
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)
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Speaker Number Text
7,400
Speaker Number Range
1000-9999