Pech
A language of Honduras
| Population | 990 (Rivas 1993). Ethnic population: 2,586 (Rivas 1993). |
| Region | North central coast, Municipio Dulce Nombre de Culmí, Olancho Department, Santa María del Carbón. Also in Las Marías, Gracias a Dios, Silín, Colón. |
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El Salvador and Honduras |
| Alternate names | Paya, Seco |
| Classification | Chibchan, Paya |
| Language use | More active in using Pech in Agua Amarilla and La Laguna in El Carbón. Older adults. Shifting to Spanish. |
| Comments | There is a lot of interest in the community in preserving the Pech language, and some work is being done to preserve it. SOV. |
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