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Xinca

Xinca noun: a non-Mayan indigenous people of Mesoamerica with communities in the southern portion of Guatemala, near its border with El Salvador, and in the mountainous region to the north.

Noun

Xinca pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A non-Mayan indigenous people of Mesoamerica with communities in the southern portion of Guatemala, near its border with El Salvador, and in the mountainous region to the north.

Proper noun

Xinca

  1. Their language, generally considered a language isolate.

Questions about Xinca

What does Xinca mean?
Xinca means a non-Mayan indigenous people of Mesoamerica with communities in the southern portion of Guatemala, near its border with El Salvador, and in the mountainous region to the north.
What part of speech is Xinca?
Xinca can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Xinca in the dictionary

  1. Xinalug
  2. Xinan
  3. Xinantun
  4. Xinbei
  5. Xinbin
  6. Xinca
  7. Xincai
  8. Xincan
  9. Xincheng
  10. Xinchengzi
  11. Xindian

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