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Dead language: Lenca Potón

Dead language: Lenca Potón. Dailyn Molina . Origins . language of El Salvador and Honduras organized indigenous groups in Honduras over 100,00 people 612 Lenca communities in Honduras. Lenca location . La Paz, Lempira , Ocotepeque and Intibucá,. Language .

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Dead language: Lenca Potón

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  1. Dead language: Lenca Potón Dailyn Molina

  2. Origins • language of El Salvador and Honduras • organized indigenous groups in Honduras • over 100,00 people • 612 Lenca communities in Honduras

  3. Lenca location • La Paz, Lempira, Ocotepeque and Intibucá,

  4. Language • Lenca is a language considered extinct Mario Salvador Hernández - • - last known speaker of Lenca Potón • In 2004, the University of Central America studied the language, and recorded only 380 words, five vowels and 16 constants, and an alternation between “g” and “k”, with reduplication to create plurals from singular forms He died in 2012 ;(

  5. Language • Many of the surviving Lenca’s only speak few of the 380 words Random phrase- • “ Iki anakilan áylor “ ( welcome, sister ) • The last few elders of Lenca communities are not interested in sharing their small knowledge of the language that was taught to them by their grandfathers

  6. What Happened? • Due to persecution by the Honduran army in the 1980s-90s, many Lenca's resisted to continue to speak their language, fearing that they might get caught and persecuted • The Lenca’s were just fighting for their equal share of land, and a fair agrarian reform

  7. Lenca Community http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVsEi_O5hwc

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