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Miskito is an indigenous language of Central America, spoken by nearly 200,000 people in Nicaragua, Honduras and Belize. Miskito, also known as Bahwika, Wangki, or Tawira. Another 100,000 people speak a second language called Miskito Coastal Creole, which is a mixture of Miskito, English, Spanish, and African languages that arose after colonization. The Miskito language is the most widely spoken indigenous language in Nicaragua, this is because the Miskito people also hold the highest population of Indigenous people in the country.
Mískito is an indigenous language of '''Central America''', spoken by nearly 200,000 people in Nicaragua, Honduras and Belize. Mískito is also known as <code>Marquito, Mosquito, Mískitu, Mísquito, Miskuto</code>. Another 100,000 people speak a second language called ''Miskito Coastal Creole'', which is a mixture of Miskito, English, Spanish, and African languages that arose after colonization. NB: The Mískito language is the most widely spoken indigenous language in Nicaragua, this is because the Mískito people also hold the highest population of Indigenous people in the country.


==Miskito Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions==
==Videos==
* [http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Pages/Language.aspx?LangID=miq Human Rights: Miskito]:  
===Learn to Speak Miskito===
    Translation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into the Miskito language.<br />
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeZ1LvEilg0</youtube>
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110629003508/http://www.christusrex.org/www1/pater/JPN-miskito.html Miskito Prayers]:  
 
    Miskito translation of the Lord's Prayer.<br />
 
* [http://rds.org.hn/docs/listas/moskitia/diccionario/diccionario.html Diccionario Miskito]]<br />
==Mískito Useful Links==
     Dictionary and grammatical overview of Miskito. Page in Spanish.<br />
* [http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Pages/Language.aspx?LangID=miq Human Rights: Mískito]: Translation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into the Mískito language.<br />
* [http://www10.gencat.cat/pres_casa_llengues/AppJava/frontend/llengues_detall.jsp?id=669&idioma=5 House of Languages: Miskitu]:  
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110629003508/http://www.christusrex.org/www1/pater/JPN-miskito.html Mískito Prayers]: Miskito translation of the Lord's Prayer.<br />
     Information about Miskitu language usage.<br />
* [http://rds.org.hn/docs/listas/moskitia/diccionario/diccionario.html Diccionario Miskito]: Dictionary and grammatical overview of Miskito. Page in Spanish.<br />
* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=miq Mískito Language]]<br />
* [http://www10.gencat.cat/pres_casa_llengues/AppJava/frontend/llengues_detall.jsp?id=669&idioma=5 House of Languages: Miskitu]: Information about Miskitu language usage.<br />
     Demographic information about Miskito from the Ethnologue of Languages.<br />
* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=miq Mískito Language]: Demographic information about Mískito from the Ethnologue of Languages.<br />
* [http://www.links.net/vita/trip/hondo/mosquitia/mopawi/bilingual/ La Mosquitia]]<br />
* [http://www.links.net/vita/trip/hondo/mosquitia/mopawi/bilingual/ La Mosquitia]: Article on bilingual education among the Miskito Indians.<br />
     Article on bilingual education among the Miskito Indians.<br />
* [https://www.freelang.net/dictionary/miskito.php Freelang Mískito Dictionary]: Free downloadable wordlist of the Miskito language.<br />
* [https://www.freelang.net/dictionary/miskito.php Freelang Miskito Dictionary]:  
* [http://multitree.org/codes/miq.html Miskitu Language Tree]: Theories about Miskito's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.<br />
    Free downloadable wordlist of the Miskito language.<br />
* [http://multitree.org/codes/miq.html Miskitu Language Tree]:  
    Theories about Miskito's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.<br />
* [http://wals.info/languoid/lect/wals_code_mis Miskito Language Structures]: Miskito linguistic profile and academic bibliography.<br />
* [http://wals.info/languoid/lect/wals_code_mis Miskito Language Structures]: Miskito linguistic profile and academic bibliography.<br />
==Links, References, and Additional Information==
* [http://endangeredlanguages.com/lang/4660/bibliography Endangered Languages Project: Mískito]: Bibliography of Miskito language resources.<br />
* [http://endangeredlanguages.com/lang/4660/bibliography Endangered Languages Project: Miskito]:  
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miskito_language Miskito Language]: Encyclopedia articles on Mískito.<br />
Bibliography of Miskito language resources.<br />
* [http://www.proel.org/index.php?pagina=mundo/amerindia/chibcha_pae/chibchan/misumalpan/miskito Lengua Miskito] / [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idioma_miskito Idioma Miskito]: Information about the Mískito language in Spanish.<br />
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miskito_language Miskito Language]:  
* [http://www.dmoz.org/Society/Ethnicity/The_Americas/Indigenous/Native_Americans/Tribes,_Nations_and_Bands/M/Miskito/ Mískitos]: Mískito links.<br />
Encyclopedia articles on Miskito.<br />
* [http://www.amazon.com/s/natilangofthe-20/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=miskito Miskito Tribe]: Mískito Indian books.<br />
* [http://www.proel.org/index.php?pagina=mundo/amerindia/chibcha_pae/chibchan/misumalpan/miskito Lengua Miskito]] [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idioma_miskito Idioma Miskito]:  
 
Information about the Miskito language in Spanish.<br />
===Sources===
* [http://www.dmoz.org/Society/Ethnicity/The_Americas/Indigenous/Native_Americans/Tribes,_Nations_and_Bands/M/Miskito/ Miskitos]:  
* http://www.native-languages.org/miskito.htm
Miskito links.<br />
* [http://www.amazon.com/s/natilangofthe-20/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=miskito Miskito Tribe]:  
Miskito Indian books.<br />


==Free Mískito Lessons==
==Free Mískito Lessons==
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*'''[[Language/Miskito/Pronunciation|Pronunciation Lessons]]'''
*'''[[Language/Miskito/Pronunciation|Pronunciation Lessons]]'''
*'''[[Language/Miskito/Culture|Culture Lessons]]'''
*'''[[Language/Miskito/Culture|Culture Lessons]]'''
===Sources===
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Nicaragua
* http://www.native-languages.org/miskito.htm


==Language Exchange==
==Language Exchange==
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*'''[https://polyglotclub.com/services/search-jobs/?pg_offre=4473 Buy or Sell SERVICES related to Mískito]'''
*'''[https://polyglotclub.com/services/search-jobs/?pg_offre=4473 Buy or Sell SERVICES related to Mískito]'''
== Last Lessons ==
[[Language/Miskito/Vocabulary/Days-of-the-Week|Days of the Week]] — [[Language/Miskito/Vocabulary/Months-of-the-Year|Months of the Year]] — [[Language/Miskito/Vocabulary/Numbers|Numbers]] — [[Language/Miskito/Culture/Nicaragua-Timeline|Nicaragua Timeline]] — [[Language/Miskito/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings|How to Say Hello and Greetings]]
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Facts about Mískito[edit | edit source]

  • Language code (ISO 639-3): miq
  • Other names for "Mískito": Marquito, Mosquito, Mískitu, Mísquito, Miskuto
  • The Mískito language is spoken in: Nicaragua, Honduras & Belize
  • Spoken by : About 200,000 people.

Mískito is an indigenous language of Central America, spoken by nearly 200,000 people in Nicaragua, Honduras and Belize. Mískito is also known as Marquito, Mosquito, Mískitu, Mísquito, Miskuto. Another 100,000 people speak a second language called Miskito Coastal Creole, which is a mixture of Miskito, English, Spanish, and African languages that arose after colonization. NB: The Mískito language is the most widely spoken indigenous language in Nicaragua, this is because the Mískito people also hold the highest population of Indigenous people in the country.

Videos[edit | edit source]

Learn to Speak Miskito[edit | edit source]


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Free Mískito Lessons[edit | edit source]

Language Exchange[edit | edit source]

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Last Lessons[edit | edit source]

Days of the WeekMonths of the YearNumbersNicaragua TimelineHow to Say Hello and Greetings