Endangered Languages Project - Mapudungun

Mapudungun

^{[aka Mapudungu, Mapuzugun, Araucano]}

Classification: Araucanian

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threatened

ALSO KNOWN AS		Mapudungu, Mapuzugun, Araucano, Maputongo, Mapuche, Araucanian, "Auca"
CLASSIFICATION		Araucanian
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		arn
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Pehuenche Cautín Río Negro Rucachoroy Huilliche Mapocho Chubut Ranquel Picunche Neuquén Ngoluche (Moluche Manzanero)
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking” (167-234) . Crevels, Mily (2012) , Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona · Mouton de Gruyter

Threatened

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
258,413
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
718,029
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Argentina: 8,413 speakers, ethnic population 113,680; Chile: 250,000 speakers, 604,349 ethnic population

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

MORE ON VITALITY

"a strong decline in intergenerational transfer has taken place."

PLACES: Chile; Argentina;

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
300,039
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
604,349
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
200,000 in Chile (1982 SIL). Population total all countries: 300,039. Ethnic population: 604,349 (2002)

250,000 in Chile (Crevels 2007). Population total all countries: 258,620. Ethnic population: 604,000 (2002) (2013).

PLACES: Chile; Argentina;

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Central-south, mainly in IX Region, Cautín and Malleco provinces; also in VIII and X regions, Arauco, Bío-Bío, Valdivia, Osorno provinces.

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
500,000
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Chile; Argentina;

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
300,000
Native speakers worldwide

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

-40.0791, -71.0156

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing