CONCEPT

Sets of people that conform to the Humanity and that are responsible
for that the human beings present / display remarkable differences
among themselves not only in the level of the physical traits (for
example, the color of skin, of eyes, the type of hair, the contexture
Physical), but also cultural (eg, religious practices, social organization,
economic activities, etc.)

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The social enters into the concept of ethnic groups when we speak of
everything that creates the human being that escapes nature and that
forms the identity of that group, for example religious forms and
practices (official or pagan), the type of organization Social (patriarchal
or matriarchal), forms of entertainment or entertainment, gastronomy,
language and different forms of communication, etc. All these elements
also distinguish the different ethnic groups

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Honduras is a multi-ethnic country, making it a multicultural country.

The ethnic composition of Honduras is as follows: 2% white, 3% black
Garifuna, 6% indigenous, 90% of population is mestizo.

The group ethnic that exist in Honduras are:

1. LOS LENCAS

Are among the western departments of Honduras, such as: Lempira,

Intibucá, La Paz, are also found in lesser amounts in the central
departments of Santa Barbara, Comayagua, Francisco Morazan and
Valle.
The native language of the Lencas was a polytheistic religion that saw
reality from an animist point of view, believed in nahualism and the
gods were organized hierarchically.

Language

Its language, Lenca, is considered an extinct language. Because it is

already in danger of extinction

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2. CHORTIS

The Chortís for their ethnolinguistic affiliation are direct descendants of

the Maya, responsible for the culture of Copán, Quirigua and other
southern cities of the old empire.

Location

They occupied the southwest corner of the present territory of

Honduras, currently occupy the department of Copán and Ocotepeque
in the west of the country.

Custom

The peasant with the Chorti tradition is closely united with his family, a
land and a neighborhood that has always lived from the cultivation of
corn, which is the basis of his food until recently.

Language

They are of Mayan family and of chol language. They have lost the
Chol language and have adopted the Spanish language.

3. TOLUPANES

Location

The Tolpan are located in the department of Yoro specifically in the

Mountain of the Flower and a part of the department of Francisco
Morazán. Occupy the departments of comayagua, francisco morazan
and olancho.

Custom

Their customs are mainly to hunt and to fish

Language

The language spoken by the tolupans during the eighteenth century

was the Hokan Siux. Now it is known as Toltec

4. GARIFUNAS

The Garifuna, are a mestizo group descended from the Caribs,

araucos and slaves african, occupy the departments of cortes,
atlantidad, colon, Gracias a Dios, and islas de la bahía.

His reliogion is Dugú, a mixture between Catholicism and the beliefs of

some African, European and Amerindian religions.

Their language is the ¨garifuna¨

Custom

The dance of the tip and paranda

Its philosophical and religious system maintains it

Your meals and drinks

Your rituals
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5. MISQUITO

UBICATION

Occupy the Deparment of islas de la bahía en el mar Caribe.

Language
Their language is Creole English. Imported from England and Ireland,
when the pirates and corsairs possessed these lands, when they
attacked the ships of the Spanish Empire.
The Misquitos dialect has a greater number of foreigners, especially
Spanish and English, and there is some sample, albeit slight, of African
influence. It is what, sometimes, is called Misquito Creole and is the
one that has the largest number of speakers.

Custom
Exotic dances and typical foods

6. TAWAKAS O SUMOS

Are one of the indigenous groups that live on the banks of the Patuca
River, in the department of Gracias a Dios and part of the department
of Olancho in Honduras and in the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua. The
region that comprises the department of Gracias a Dios is known as La
Mosquitia.
Inland from the coast of La Mosquitia live the tawahkas.
LANGUAGE
The mother tongue of this town is Tawahka, but they also speak
Miskito and Spanish, although they still have some difficulty speaking
Spanish

Custom
Among the customs practiced by tawahkas is the so-called back hand
that consists in helping each other in the sowing and harvesting of the
products.
98% of the Tawahkas are Catholics. Cocoa, wood and gold extraction
are major sources of income.

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7. PECH

Are located in the departments of Olancho, Colón and Gracias a Dios.

Language

They call themselves "pech" which means "people," a term that is used
to refer only to them; For the rest of the population they use the terms
pech-akuá (the other people) or bulá that means ladino. Lehmann and
Greenberg consider that the pech language comes from the chibcha,
although some linguists consider it as an isolated league. The real
word is PESH no PECH

The Paya language is part of the Chibcha family. In fact it is a

language strongly divergent from the other Chibcha languages, which
is why it took time to recognize it as part of this family, but the current
works have conclusively proven kinship.

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garifuna

lencas
Chortis

Tolupanes
Misquitos

Tawakas
Pech