Alacalufan languages
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| Alacalufan | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution: |
Chile |
| Linguistic classification: | Alacalufan (language isolate) |
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| ISO 639-5: | aqa |
The Alacalufan languages are a small language family of South America. They have not been definitely linked to any other American language family.[1][2] Kakauhua is extinct and Kawésqar is highly endangered.[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Campbell, L. (1997). American Indian Languages: The Historical Linguistics of Native America. Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics 4. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- ^ Adelaar, W. F. H., & Muysken, P. C. (2004). The Languages of the Andes. Cambridge Language Surveys. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Gordon, R. G., Jr, (2005). Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.
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