About 5% of the Nicaraguan population are indigenous. The largest indigenous group in Nicaragua is the <answer>Miskito</answer> people. Their territory extended from Cape Camarón, Honduras, to Rio Grande, Nicaragua along the Mosquito Coast. There is a native <answer>Miskito</answer> language, but large groups speak <answer>Miskito</answer> Coast Creole, Spanish, Rama and other languages. The Creole English came about through frequent contact with the British who colonized the area. Many are Christians. Traditional <answer>Miskito</answer> society was highly structured with a defined political structure. There was a king, but he did not have total power. Instead, the power was split between himself, a governor, a general, and by the 1750s, an admiral. Historical information on kings is often obscured by the fact that many of the kings were semi-mythical. Another major group is the Mayangna (or Sumu) people, counting some 10,000 people.
What is the largest indigenous group in Nicaragua?
Miskito