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