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The TolLanguage is a language isolate spoken in Honduras. SIL code: JIC. ISO 639-2: cai. Population: 350 speakers (1997) out of an ethnic group of 593 (1990 Educacion Comunitaria para la Salud-Honduras). Also 19,000 ethnic Tolpan in the Department of Yoro, including some speakers. Region: Montana de la Flor, northern Francisco Morazan Department, north central Honduras. Alternate names: TOLPAN, JICAQUE, XICAQUE. Comments: No distinct dialects. It may be distantly related to Subtiaba of Nicaragua (extinct linguistically), Tlapaneco of Mexico, or the Hokan languages. Varying degrees of bilingualism in Spanish, adult male leaders are more fluent, women and children are more limited. Ethnic Tolpan who do not speak Tol speak Spanish. All ages. SOV. Literacy rate in first language: 5% to 10%. Literacy rate in second language: 5% to 15%. Christian, traditional religion. NT 1993.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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