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Lenca

Lenca

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A native group of people from Honduras and El Salvador or their language
  • proper noun
: lenca
  • The man who had built the oxcart, a member of the indigenous Lenca group, was about to take food home.
  • indigenous Lenca

Examples

  • Indigenous Lenca dominate populations in rural and mountainous areas, while towns and valleys are more Mestizo (West 1998).

    Academic text (2013)

  • Many Lenca communities actively work to preserve their traditions and languages in modern Honduras.

  • The plaza in the Lenca town of Guajiquiro includes a monument to the modernization activities of the Callejas era.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The Lenca people have a rich cultural heritage that includes traditional crafts and unique agricultural practices.

  • The language spoken by the Lenca group is distinct and has been passed down through generations.

Surface Forms

Lenca main

Etymology

Lenca is the name of a native people from parts of Honduras and El Salvador, and it also names the language they speak, so the word refers to that people or to their language.