Honduran Lenca

Honduran Lenca is a poorly attested language that was spoken with minor dialect differences in Intibuca, Opatoro, Guajiquiro (Huajiquiro), Similatón (modern Cabañas), and Santa Elena.

Lencan
Native toHonduras
EthnicityLenca people
ExtinctNo speakers could be located in 1974.[1]
Lencan
  • Lencan
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologlenc1242
ELPHonduran Lenca

Phonology

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar
Plosive p t k
Fricative s ʃ
Nasal m n
Lateral l
Rhotic r
Approximant w j
  • Stops /p, t, k/ in word-medial and word-final positions may occasionally be heard as voiced [b, d, ɡ]. /p, k/ may also be fricated as [β, ɣ] in these positions as well.
  • /n/ can be heard as velar [ŋ] when preceding /k/.
  • /p, k/ in word-final position may also occasionally be pronounced as [f, h].[2]

Vowels
Front Back
Close i u
Mid e o
Open a

References
  1. Campbell, Lyle, Anne Chapman, and Karen Dakin. 1978. "Honduran Lenca". International Journal of American Linguistics 44(4): 330–332.
  2. King, Alan R. (2016). A Preliminary Proposal for Unified Honduran Lenca.
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