Kawésqar (Qawasqar), also known as Alacaluf, is a critically endangered Alacalufan language spoken in southern Chile by the Kawésqar people. Originally part of a small family, only the northern language remains. In 2009, only a handful of elderly...
The Kawésqar, also known as the Kaweskar, Alacaluf, Alacalufe or Halakwulup, are an Indigenous people who live in Chilean Patagonia, specifically in the Brunswick Peninsula, and Wellington, Santa Inés, and Desolación islands northwest of the Strait...
Fuegians are the indigenous inhabitants of Tierra del Fuego, at the southern tip of South America. The name has been credited to Captain James Weddell, who supposedly created the term in 1822. The indigenous Fuegians belonged to several different...
The Fuegian languages are the indigenous languages historically spoken in Tierra del Fuego by Native Americans. Adelaar lists the Fuegian languages as the Kawésqar language, the Selkʼnam language and the Yaghan language in addition to Chono, Gününa...
Yahgan or Yagán (also spelled Yaghan, Jagan, Iakan, and also known as Yámana, Inčikut 'Indian speech', Háusi Kúta, or Yágankuta) is an extinct language that is one of the indigenous languages of Tierra del Fuego, spoken by the Yahgan people. Yahgan...
Æ (minuscule: æ), known as ash or æsh, is a Latin-script character. It is a ligature of a and e, originally representing the Latin diphthong ae. It is considered a letter in some languages, including Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese.
The Haush language (also Manekʼenk) was an indigenous language spoken by the Haush people and was formerly spoken on the island of Tierra del Fuego. The Haush were considered the oldest inhabitants of Tierra del Fuego; at the time of first European...
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The Alacalufan languages or Kawesqaran languages are a small language family of South America. They have not been definitely linked to any other American language family.