Miskito
Language Information
Miskito is spoken on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua and in the Mosquitia region of eastern Honduras.
Miskito is a Misumalpan language with about 150,000 to 200,000 speakers. The Miskito allied with the British from the 17th century, and the Mosquito Coast was a British protectorate until the 19th century. Miskito includes many English words.
Miskito is a Misumalpan language with about 150,000 to 200,000 speakers. The Miskito allied with the British from the 17th century, and the Mosquito Coast was a British protectorate until the 19th century. Miskito includes many English words.
- Language Family
- Central South American Indian
- Subgroup
- Misumalpan
Miskito Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Mískito
Upla sut ba kulkanka lakara, airaitka nanira bara pri, sin, aikuki, baku takisa. Bamna sins laka bri baku, lukanka bain pri baku aimuihni lakara, pana pana tabaikan kaiasa.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights