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MiskitoLanguage
The MiskitoLanguage is a MisumalpanLanguage of Nicaragua. SIL code: MIQ. ISO 639-2: cai. Population: 154,400 in Nicaragua (1993 census). Population total both countries: 183,400. Region: From Pearl Lagoon to Black River, coast and lowlands. Zalaya Department, North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) with a concentration in the city of Puerto Cabeza, and towns and villages of Prinzapolka, Tronquera, San Carlos (Rio Coco), Waspam, Leimus, Bocana de Paiwas, Karawala, Sangnilaya, Wasla, Sisin, Rosita, Bonanza, Siuna, Bihmuna, and all along the Rio Coco area. Also in South Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAS). Alternate names: MISQUITO, MISKITU, MOSQUITO, MARQUITO. Dialects: HONDURAN MISKITO (MAM), TAWIRA (TAUIRA), BAYMUNA (BAYMUNANA, BALDAM), WANKI (WANGKI), CABO (KABO). Comments: All dialects are intelligible with each other. The language is closest to Sumo. Bilingual level estimates for Spanish are 0 0%, 1 2%, 2 3%, 3 15%, 4 70%, 5 10%. Secondary school children are taught in Spanish, Some English is known. All Miskito understand the language. Widespread use among older people. Many Hispanic people have learned Miskito. Educational materials are in Wangki, spoken around Puerto Cabeza. The other dialects are in settlements southwest of there. Trade language. SOV, articles, relatives after noun heads, word order distinguishes subject, object, verb affixes mark person, number, ergative, passive, CVC, nontonal. Literacy rate in first language: 52% to 58%. Widespread use in primary shools. Semi-tropical to tropical. Coastal. Agriculturalists, fishermen, government and education workers. Just above sea level. Christian. Bible 1999. Also spoken in: Honduras. (Language name: MISKITO.) Population: 29,000 in Honduras (1993 Ramon D. Rivas). Alternate names: MISQUITO, MARQUITO, MISKITU, MOSQUITO. Comments: Trade language. Literacy rate in first language: 1% to 10%. Literacy rate in second language: 5% to 25%. Bible 1999.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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InstancesContentBearingPhysicalUn Object o Process que expresa contenido. Esto cubre los Objects que contienen una Proposition, como un libro, así como un ManualSignLanguage, por lo que puede contener una Proposition.
 EntityLa clase universal de individuos. Es el nodo principal de la ontología.
 HumanLanguageLa subclass de Languages usados o sea «lenguajes naturales» por Humans.
 LanguageUn sistema de signos para expresar pensamientos. El sistema puede ser natural o artificial, por ejemplo, algo que emerge poco a poco como un artefacto cultural o algo se crea intencionalmente por una persona o grupo de personas.
 LinguisticExpressionEsta es la subclase de ContentBearingPhysical que es relacionada con idiomas. Note que esta Class abarca ambos Language y los elementos de Languages, por ejemplo Words «palabras».
 MisumalpanLanguageA MisumalpanLanguage is any one of four related languages, spoken in Nicaragua and formerly in ElSalvador, forming a distinct family of languages that are unrelated to any others.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 PhysicalUna entidad que tiene ubicación en espacio-tiempo. Note que las ubicaciones se entienden tener sitio en espacio-tiempo.
 SpokenHumanLanguageUn SpokenHumanLanguage es un HumanLanguage en el que se utiliza la voz humana como medio. También se puede representarlo visualmente por the escritura aunque no todos los idiomas tienen una forma de escritura codificada.
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