Endangered Languages Project - Tehuelche

Tehuelche

^{[aka Tehuelche, Aoniken, Aonek'enk]}

Classification: Chonan

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critically endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Tehuelche, Aoniken, Aonek'enk, Inaquen, Patagón, Aonek'enk, Chon, Gununa-Kena, Gününa Küna, Inaquean, Tsoneka, Tewelche
CLASSIFICATION		Chonan, Continental Chonan
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		teh
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Lingüística areal: las construcciones aplicativas en algunas lenguas patagónicas” (1-13 ch. Lingüística areal: las construcciones aplicativas en algunas lenguas patagónicas) . Fernández Garay, Ana (2012)

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1-2
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
The cited publication says only 2 speakers remain. In personal communication, Ana Fenández Garray and Pedro Viegas Barros report that there is only 1 mother-tongue speaker; there are a few Tehuelche who are trying to learn their heritage language.

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
10,590

PLACES: Argentina

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Spoken from the Santa Cruz River to the Strait of Magellan.

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
4
Native speakers worldwide

Dormant
No known L1 speakers.
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
10,600
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Last speaker died in the 1960s or 1970s.

DATE OF INFO: 2004 (INDEC)

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT: Dictionary
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Argentina

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Patagonia

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Chubut Province, central zone.

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
4
Native speakers worldwide

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

COORDINATES

-51.5087, -70.3125

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Information from: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press