Afro-Nicaraguans

Afro-Nicaraguans
Afro-Nicaraguan man in Bluefields, Nicaragua.
Total population
294,000 [1]
Regions with significant populations
Predominantly in the Miskito Coast; Bluefields, and in large cities like Managua. A small minority live abroad in the United States, Panama, Costa Rica, and Spain.[2]
Languages
Religion
Roman Catholicism and Protestantism,
Garifuna, Sumo, Rama and Miskitos cultures.
Related ethnic groups
Sub-saharan Africans, Afro-Caribbean, African-Americans.

Afro-Nicaraguans are Nicaraguans of Sub-Saharan African descent. Five main distinct ethnic groups exist: The Creoles who descend from Anglo-Caribbean countries and many of whom still speak Nicaragua English Creole,[3] the Miskito Sambus descendants of Spanish slaves and indigenous Central Americans who still speak Miskito and/or Miskito Coast Creole,[4] the Garifunas descendants of Zambos (Caribs, Arawaks, and shipwrecked maroons) expelled from St. Vincent who speak Garifuna,[5] the Rama Cay zambos a subset of the Miskito who speak Rama Cay Creole,[6] and the descendants of those enslaved by the Spanish.[7]

  1. ^ "Afro-Nicaraguan in Nicaragua".
  2. ^ "Why people migrate: A plea for empathy from Nicaragua". 27 June 2018.
  3. ^ "About Nicaragua | Health and Culture in Nicaragua". journeys.dartmouth.edu. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  4. ^ "The Miskito Sambus and the transformation of the Miskito empire". Archived from the original on 2023-02-10. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  5. ^ "Garifuna (Garinagu)". Minority Rights Group. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  6. ^ "Rama Cay people, culture and history" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  7. ^ CIA, Factbook, Nicaragua