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1 (National)
Spanish
[spa]
1 (National). Statutory national language (1982, Constitution, Article 6). 8,935,000 in Honduras, all users. L1 users: 8,820,000 in Honduras (Instituto Cervantes 2017). L2 users: 115,000 (Instituto Cervantes 2017).
5* (Dispersed)
English
[eng]
5* (Dispersed). 31,500 in Honduras (2000 J. Leclerc). 22,500 Bay Islands English speakers on the north coast.
5* (Developing)
Garifuna
[cab]
5* (Developing). 98,000 in Honduras (Rivas 1993). 100 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 43,100 (2013 census). Total users in all countries: 175,000.
5 (Developing)
Honduras Sign Language
[hds]
5 (Developing).
Mayangna
[yan]
5 (Developing). 700 in Honduras (1997 SIL). Ethnic population: 2,690 (2013 census).
Mískito
[miq]
5 (Developing). 29,000 in Honduras (Rivas 1993). Ethnic population: 80,000 (2013 census).
7 (Shifting)
Tol
[jic]
7 (Shifting). 350 (1997). Ethnic population: 19,000 (2013 census).
8a (Moribund)
Pech
[pay]
8a (Moribund). 990 (Rivas 1993). Ethnic population: 6,020 (2013 census).
9 (Dormant)
Ch’orti’
[caa]
9 (Dormant). No known L1 speakers in Honduras. Ethnic population: 33,300 (2013 census).
Lenca
[len]
9 (Dormant). No known L1 speakers. Last fluent speaker probably died by the 1970s (Campbell et al 1978). Some semi-speakers (Adelaar 2007). Ethnic population: 454,000 (2013 census).
