Concept information
Preferred term
alcQawasqar
Type
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Language
Definition
- Kawésqar (also known as Qawasqar [ISO 639-3], Alacaluf, Halakwulup, Kaweskar, Alakaluf, Kawaskar, Kawesqar, Qawashqar, Halakwalip, Hekaine, Kaueskar, Aksana, Aksanás) is an Alacalufan language spoken in southern Chile by the Kawésqar people. Originally there were several distinct dialects. Kakauhua is sometimes listed as a dialect, but is usually listed as a separate language, as in ISO 639-3 and Ethnologue. The language family containing these two languages is known as Alacalufan. Only about 20 speakers remain, half of them on Wellington Island, off the southwestern coast of Chile.
Entry terms
- Kawésqar language
ISO 639-3 code
- alc
Notation
- alc
In other languages
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Kawésqar
French
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Portuguese
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Idioma kawésqar
Spanish
URI
http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/alc
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