Lenca
The Lenca are indigenous people from Southwest Honduras and Eastern El Salvador who once spoke various dialects, but now only a few remain. They are the largest tribal group in Honduras, with a population of over 450,000.[1]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 450,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| El Salvador, Honduras | |
| Languages | |
| Nawat, Spanish, Formerly Lencan languages | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (predominantly Roman Catholic) and Sovereign Tribal Custom |
Lenca Media
Lenca languages, source: Ethnologue: Honduras and El Salvador
Monument to Lempira, Lencan sovereign ruler.
Julio Victoriano Garcia representing the Lenca people at a forum of ACALing held at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras
Lenca pottery from the mid Mesoamerican Classic period.
Structure 102 of Yarumela in Honduras.
Map of El Salvador's Indigenous Peoples at the time of the Spanish conquest:*1. Pipil people, 2. Lenca people, 3. Kakawira o Cacaopera, 4. Xinca, 5. Maya Ch'orti' people, 6. Maya Poqomam people, 7. Mangue o Chorotega.
