Also Known As:
Williche, Veliche, Huiliche, Beliche, Huilche, Mapuche, Chesungun, Chedungun, Tsesungun, Chesumun, Tsesumun
Dialects & Varieties
- Tsesungún
Recent Resources
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
Componentes y reglas básicas del Che Süngun, elementos que le permitirán dar los primeros pasos en e
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.