Lenca
Lenca at a market in La Esperanza, Honduras | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 453,670 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Honduras | 360,611 (est. 60% of tribal Hondurans) |
| El Salvador | 89,389 (est.) |
| Languages | |
| Honduran Spanish • Salvadoran Spanish • Lenca language | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholic, Lencan mythology | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Cacaopera, Xinca, Chibcha | |
The Lenca are an Indigenous people from present day southwest Honduras and eastern El Salvador in Central America. They historically spoke various dialects of the Lencan languages such as Chilanga, Putun (Potón), and Kotik, but today are mostly native speakers of Spanish. In Honduras, the Lenca are the largest tribal group, with an estimated population of more than 450,000.