Pipil people
The Pipil people are several culturally related Mesoamerican ethnic groups of the western and central areas of present-day El Salvador. They migrated from Mexico to El Salvador around the 8th century A.D. They speak the Nawat language, but only a few speakers still exist.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| ~12,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| El Salvador | |
| Languages | |
| Nawat, Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (predominantly Roman Catholic) and Indigenous Customs |
Their cosmology was related to that of the Toltec, Maya, and Lenca people.[2]
Pipil People Media
The seal of Kuskatan based on the "Lienzo de Tlaxcala" with the symbol of an altepetl
Map of El Salvador's Indigenous Peoples at the time of the Spanish conquest:*1. Pipil (Nahua), 2. Lenca, 3. Kakawira o Cacaopera, 4. Xinca, 5. Maya Ch'orti' people, 6. Maya Poqomam people, 7. Mangue o Chorotega.
References
- ↑ "Pipil in El Salvador".
- ↑ Boland, Roy (17 October 2017). Culture and Customs of El Salvador. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313306204. Retrieved 17 October 2017 – via Google Books.
