ISO 639-3 · paypay
Chibchan family
Paya
Paya is a language of the Chibchan branch, spoken in Honduras. Wikidata describes it as “Chibchan language of Honduras”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
pay- Glottocode
pech1241- Family
- Chibchan
- EGIDS
- 8a Moribund
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 11 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
1levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Paya |
|---|---|
| Also called | Pech, Paya language |
Vitality
EGIDS 8a Moribund8a
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Chibchan to Paya
The branches above Paya, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
16ChibchanfamilypayPayalanguage
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Honduras
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