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Official Status
The Rama language is one of several recognized regional languages from Nicaragua's east coast. By the 1980s, language shift to Rama Cay Creole had occurred and the Rama language was severely endangered. The Nicaraguan literacy campaign in the 1980s initially focused on spanish language literacy only, and as indigenous dissent spread along the east coast, the campaign integrated regional languages with larger speaker populations, such as Miskito, Sumu and Creole. However, languages with smaller speaker populations, such as Rama, were set aside until later. Official language recognition of the Rama language came form the National Constitution of 1987, which recognized the autonomy of Nicaragua's Atlantic Coast. One of the purposes of the autonomous regional government "to promote national culture, as well the study, preservation, promotion, development and dissemination of the different cultures and traditions of the Atlantic Coast's communities, including the historical, artistic, linguistic and cultural heritage" (chapter 1, article 8.4). The 1993 Language Law officially recognized the need to support regional languages including Rama by integrating the languages into the curriculum.