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The official language of Nicaragua is Spanish , however, Nicaragua ns on the Caribbean coast speak their Indigenous languages as well as English . The communities located on the Caribbean coast also have access to education in their native languages LANGUAGES Spanish See Also: Spanish language Central American Spanish Spanish , or Nicañol as Nicaraguan Spanish is sometimes referred to, is spoken by 90% of the country's population. In Nicaragua the Voseo form is common, just as in other countries in Central and South America like Honduras , Argentina , Uruguay or coastal Colombia . Spanish has many different dialects spoken throughout Latin America, Central American Spanish is the dialect spoken in Nicaragua ;Phonetics and phonology In Spanish, few words end in Plosives However, many such words are borrowed from English. In Nicaragua, all such stops are usually pronounced like 'c's. The Costa Rican ice cream shop ''Pops'', with franchises in Central America is pronounced by many people as ''Pocs''. ''Internet'' is sometimes pronounced ''Internec'', ''Laptop'' is pronounced ''lactoc'', and ''robót'' pronounced ''robóc''. This is sometimes extended to native Spanish words where such stops are found at the end of a syllable. For example, ''Aceptar'' is often pronounced ''Acectar''. Some other characteristics of Nicaraguan phonology include:
INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES in English (top), Spanish (middle) and Miskito (bottom).]] Several indigenous peoples of the east still use their original language, the main languages being Miskito Language , Sumo Language , and Rama Language . Other Indigenous languages spoken include Garifuna . ;Miskito Miskito is a Misumalpan language spoken by the Miskito People in northeastern Nicaragua along the Caribbean coast, especially in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region . The Miskito language is the most widely spoken indigenous language in Nicaragua, this is due to the fact that the Miskito people also hold the highest population of Indigenous people in the country. ;Sumo Sumo (also known as Sumu) is a Misumalpan language spoken in Nicaragua by the Sumo People . There is wide dialectal variation, and sometimes the major dialects may be listed as separate languages. ;Rama Rama is one of the efforts began in 1980-1981 under the Sandinistas however, they were not successfully. The fieldwork for the first dictionary of Rama was done during this time by Robin Schneider, a graduate student from the University Of Berlin .2 In 1992, only approximately 36 fluent speakers could be found among an ethnic population of 649 individuals in 1992, of whom only a few scattered individuals live outside Nicaragua. The number of speakers on Rama Cay island was only 4 in 1992, due to language shift to English that engendered Rama Cay Creole . MINORITY LANGUAGES Nicaragua has many minority populations. Many Ethnic Group s in Nicaragua, such as the Chinese Nicaraguan s and Palestinian Nicaraguan s, have maintained their ancestral languages while also speaking Spanish and/or English. Minority languages include Chinese , Arabic , German , Italian among others. EXTINCT LANGUAGES Nicaragua has a total of 3 Extinct Language s. ;Matagalpa The Matagalpa Language , which was also know as Pantasmas, was a Misumalpan language spoken by the indegenous Matagalpa people. In 1981 the population of the Matagalpa people was estimated at 18,000 - 20,000. The Matagalpa people live in the Central highlands of Nicaragua in the departments of Matagalpa and Jinotega . Matagalpa became extinct in the 19th century, they now speak Spanish.3 Only few short wordlists remain. It was closely related to Cacaopera . ;Subtiaba |
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