The Miskito are a Native American ethnic group in Central America, of whom many are mixed race.
In the northern end of their territory, the people are primarily of African-Native American ancestry; others are of mixed African-Native American and English descent.
Their territory extends from Cape Camarón, Honduras, to Río Grande, Nicaragua, along the Mosquito Coast, in the Western Caribbean Zone.
The indigenous people speak a native Miskito language, but large groups also speak Miskito creole English, Spanish, which is the language of education and government, and other languages.
The creole English comes about through frequent contact with the British for trading, as they predominate along this coast.
