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Nicaragua

Code
NI
Region
Americas

For more detail consult the Image Ethnologue entry for Nicaragua.

9
Languages that are mainly used in this country: (9)
ISO Code Name Alternate Names
mom Mangue Choluteca, Chorotega, Mange, Monimbo
mtn Matagalpa Pantasma, Pantasmas
yan Mayangna Tawahka
miq Mískito Marquito, Miskuto, Misquito, Mosco, Mosquito, Mískitu, Mísquito
bzk Nicaragua English Creole Creole, Mískito Coast English Creole, Nicaragua Creole English
ncs Nicaraguan Sign Language ISN, Idioma de Señas de Nicaragua, Lengua de Signos Nicaragüense, Lenguaje de Signos Nicaragüense, NSL
rma Rama  
sut Subtiaba Subtiava
ulw Ulwa Sumu, Ulúa, Woolwa

2
Other languages used in this country: (2)
ISO Code Name Alternate Names
cab Garifuna Black Carib, Caribe, Central American Carib, Garífuna, Garínagu, Karif
spa Spanish Castilian

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