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Ulwa language

Ulwa (ISO 639-3 code ulw) is a language of the Misumalpan family spoken in Nicaragua. It has about 10,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as threatened.

Facts

ISO 639-3 codeulw
Glottocodeulwa1239
FamilyMisumalpan
AreaNorth America
CountriesNicaragua
Speakers (estimate)10,000
EndangermentThreatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Related languages

Other Misumalpan languages, nearest first.

More about Ulwa

Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.