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This ethnic group has its origins in a group from St. Vincent islands in the Caribbean, who came in 1797. At the 2001 census 46,448 people were registered as Garifuna, 0.8% of the total population of Honduras. [13] The Garifuna speak an Arawakan language. They live along the entire Caribbean coastline of Honduras, and in the Bay Islands.
Hypothetical distribution of various indigenous ethnic groups within the territory of Modern Honduran in the 16th century. According to Minority Rights Group International, the indigenous tribes that live in Honduras include the Lenca (453,672), Miskito (80,007), Garifuna (43,111), Maya Ch'orti (33,256), Tolupan (19,033), Bay Creoles (12,337), Nahuas (6,339), Pech (6,024) and Tawahka (2,690).
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Honduras" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Honduras is a multi-ethnic and multicultural country with a heritage of more than 12 thousand years of history. 8% of the Honduran population is indigenous from different groups or ethnicities that have left their mark on both the culture and the gastronomy of the country.
Central America is a subregion of the Americas [1] formed by six Latin American countries and one (officially) Anglo-American country, Belize.As an isthmus it connects South America with the remainder of mainland North America, and comprises the following countries (from north to south): Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
Related ethnic groups Pardo , Kalinago , Afro-Caribbean people , Afro-Latin Americans , Taíno The Garifuna people ( / ˌ ɡ ɑːr iː ˈ f uː n ə / GAR -ee- FOO -nə [ 3 ] [ 4 ] or Spanish pronunciation: [ɡa'ɾifuna] ; pl. Garínagu [ 5 ] in Garifuna ) [ a ] are a people of mixed free African and Amerindian ancestry that originated in the ...
Ethnic groups in Honduras (3 C, 13 P) Expatriates in Honduras (33 C, 1 P) I. Immigrants to Honduras (4 C, 2 P) Immigration to Honduras (5 P) Pages in category ...
Related ethnic groups Cacaopera , Xinca , Chibcha The Lenca , also known as Lepa Wiran, meaning “Jaguar People” or “People of The Jaguar” are an Indigenous people from present day southwest Honduras and eastern El Salvador in Central America .