Also Known As:
Williche, Veliche, Huiliche, Beliche, Huilche, Mapuche, Chesungun, Chedungun, Tsesungun, Chesumun, Tsesumun
Dialects & Varieties
- Tsesungún
Recent Resources
Tsesungun (Huilliche) talking dictionary (audio recordings) from Living Tongues Institute for Endang
Primer registro escrito de relatos y oraciones en el “dialecto Huilliche”
narrado por el Mapuche de
Principales características que distinguen al Che Süngun de las demás variantes de la Lengua Mapuche
Severely Endangered
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
"Several thousand"
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 5
Used only in a few very specific domains, such as in ceremonies, songs, prayer, proverbs, or certain limited domestic activities.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)
Bibliography of Locations:
Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
Bibliography of Context:
Crevels, Mily. 2007. "South America." In Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 103-196. London & New York: Routledge.