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ISO 639-3 · lenlen
unclassified · extinct or historical language

Lencan

Lencan is an extinct or historical language, spoken in Honduras. Wikidata describes it as “language of Honduras and El Salvador”.

9 · Dormant
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
len
Glottocode
lenc1239
Family
unclassified
UNESCO
Extinct
Wikipedia
20 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
—levels in the tree
9EGIDS level

Facts

NameLencan
Also calledLenca, Lencan languages
Kindextinct or historical language

Vitality

EGIDS 9 Dormant9

Dormant or extinct. No fluent first-language speakers remain — EGIDS 9 and 10.

Other languages at this level
UNESCO: Extinct
Languages at this level
where it is spoken

Map and countries

A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.

Map of the area where Lencan is spoken
Map: Davius · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Honduras10 languages in the index

Also spoken in Honduras

spaSpanishIndo-European · 555.6 m1 · NationalcabGarifunaTa-Arawakan · 190,0005 · DevelopingmiqMiskitoMisumalpan · 180,0006b · ThreatenedcaaCh’orti’Central American Indian languages · 30,0005 · DevelopingjicTolCentral American Indian languages · 5007 · ShiftinghdsHonduran Sign Languageunclassified5 · DevelopingpayPayaChibchan8a · MoribundmtnMatagalpaMisumalpan9 · DormantsumSumoMisumalpanSeverely endangered