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Xincan

Xincan adjective: of or relating to a small family of Mesoamerican languages, now nearly extinct, once spoken by the indigenous Xinca people in southeastern Guatemala, much of El Salvador, and parts of Honduras.

Adjective

Xincan (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a small family of Mesoamerican languages, now nearly extinct, once spoken by the indigenous Xinca people in southeastern Guatemala, much of El Salvador, and parts of Honduras.

Origin of Xincan

From Xinca + -an.

Questions about Xincan

What does Xincan mean?
Xincan means of or relating to a small family of Mesoamerican languages, now nearly extinct, once spoken by the indigenous Xinca people in southeastern Guatemala, much of El Salvador, and parts of Honduras.
What part of speech is Xincan?
Xincan is an adjective.

Words near Xincan in the dictionary

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

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