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Miskito people The Miskitos are a native people in Central America. Their territory extends from Cape Camarón, Honduras, to Río Grande de Matagalpa, Nicaragua, along the Mosquito Coast, in the Western Caribbean Zone. Their population is estimated at 700 ...
, ethnic group in Honduras and Nicaragua **
Miskito Sambu The Miskito Sambu, also known simply as the Miskito, are an ethnic group of mixed cultural ancestry (African- Indigenous American) occupying a portion of the Caribbean coast of Central America (particularly on the Atlantic coasts of Honduras and Ni ...
, branch of Miskito people with African admixture **
Tawira Miskito The Tawira Miskito are indigenous peoples of Nicaragua. They are a band of Miskito people and live in the southern part of the Mosquito Coast. They are also known as Tauira and Tawira. They speak the Tawira language. The Tawira are related to the ...
, branch of Miskito people of largely indigenous origin *
Miskito language Miskito ( in the Miskito language) is a Misumalpan language spoken by the Miskito people in northeastern Nicaragua, especially in the North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, and in eastern Honduras. With 700,000 speakers, Miskito is the most ...
, original language of the Miskito people *
Miskito Coastal Creole Mískito Coast Creole or Nicaragua Creole English is an English-based creole language spoken in coastal Nicaraguan region of Mosquito Coast on the Caribbean Sea; its approximately 30,000 speakers are spread over a number of small villages. The reg ...
, English based creole spoken in Nicaragua * Miskito Languages, alternate name for
Misumalpan languages The Misumalpan languages (also Misumalpa or Misuluan) are a small family of languages spoken by indigenous peoples on the east coast of Nicaragua and nearby areas. The name "Misumalpan" was devised by John Alden Mason and is composed of syllable ...
* Miskito Coast, alternate name for
Mosquito Coast The Mosquito Coast, also known as the Mosquitia or Mosquito Shore, historically included the area along the eastern coast of present-day Nicaragua and Honduras. It formed part of the Western Caribbean Zone. It was named after the local Miskit ...
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Miskito Cays The Miskito Cays (Spanish: Cayos Miskitos) are an archipelago with an area of 27 km2 located off shore in the northeastern Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, part of the North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region. The Miskito Cays are composed of 7 ...
, group of small islands in the Caribbean near Nicaragua


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Mosquito (disambiguation) Mosquito most commonly refers to flying insects of the family ''Culicidae''. Mosquito may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Mosquito'' (film), a 1995 science fiction film directed by Gary Jones * ''The Mosquito'' (film), a 1954 West Ger ...
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Moskito (disambiguation) Moskito may refer to: * Mosquito Island * Comte AC-12 Moskito, Swiss light touring airplane * Focke-Wulf Ta 154 Moskito, German night fighter See also

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