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Xinca (or Xinka, Sinca, or Szinca) is a small extinct family of Mesoamerican languages, formerly regarded as a single language isolate, once spoken by the Indigenous Xinca people in southeastern Guatemala, much of El Salvador, and parts of Honduras.
When the Xinca took part in protests against Escobal in March 2013, four Xinca community leaders were kidnapped, one of whom was killed. The Xinca have since imposed a blockade on the roads in Casillas to make sure no supplies go to the mine. Local communities have shown overwhelming opposition to the mine in polls, and at least five local ...
Chiquimulilla was formerly spoken by Xinca people on the Pacific coast of Guatemala. The language suffered a sharp decline in speakers during the 20th century. As of 2010 the language is extinct but there are elderly people who remember the language. [2]
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Xinca may refer to: Xinca people — an Indigenous people in southern Guatemala; Xincan languages — their Indigenous Mesoamerican languages; Xinka refers to:
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