Xinca
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A language of Guatemala
Alternate Names
Ikomagi, Jinca, Shinkan, Shinkan Complex, Sinca, Szinca, Xincan, Xinka, “Popoloco” (pej.)
User Population
No known L1 speakers, but emerging L2 speakers. Last fluent speakers probably died by the 1970s; some semi-speakers survived into the 2000s. Ethnic population: 16,200 (2003 census).
Location
Jutiapa and Santa Rosa departments.
Language Status
9 (Reawakening). Recognized language (2003, Law of National Languages, Decree 19).
Language Use
Shifted to Spanish [spa].