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Preferred term

yagYámana  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • Yagán (originally Yahgan, but also now spelled Yaghan, Jagan, Iakan), also known as Yámana and Háusi Kúta, is one of the indigenous languages of Tierra del Fuego, spoken by the Yagán people. It is regarded as a language isolate, although some linguists have attempted to relate it to Kawésqar and Chon.

Entry terms

  • Yaghan language

ISO 639-3 code

  • yag

Notation

  • yag

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URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/yag

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