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Paya language
| Pech | |
|---|---|
| Paya | |
| Native to | Honduras |
| Region | North central coast (Olancho Department) |
| Ethnicity | 6,000 Pech (2013)[1] |
Native speakers | 300 (2007)[1] |
Chibchan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pay |
| Glottolog | pech1241 |
| ELP | Pech |
_Language_Distribution.png) Pech is spoken in the Colón department and the Olancho department of Honduras. | |
 Pech is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Pech or Pesh is a Chibchan language spoken in Honduras. It was formerly known as Paya, and continues to be referred to in this manner by several sources, though there are negative connotations associated with this term.[2] It has also been referred to as Seco. There are 300 speakers according to Yasugi (2007).[1] It is spoken near the north-central coast of Honduras, in the Dulce Nombre de Culmí municipality of Olancho Department.
- ^ a b c Pech at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Santacruz, Pedro (September 1, 2021). "Honduras. The Pech people. "We belong to the earth and to the earth we shall return"". SouthWorld.
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