Teushen language
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| Teushen | |
|---|---|
| Tehues (Teuéx) | |
| Region | Patagonia |
| Ethnicity | Teushen people |
| Extinct | ca. 1950 |
| Language family |
Chonan ?
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Linguist List | 0qk |
The Teushen language is an indigenous language of Argentina, which may be extinct. It was spoken by the Teushen people, an indigenous, nomadic hunter-gatherer people of Patagonia, who lived between the Tehuelche people to the south and the Puelche people to their north.
The language is thought to be related to the Selknma, Gününa Yajich, and Tehuelche languages, which collective belong to the Chonan language family.[1]
In the early 19th century, some Tehuelche people also spoke Teuchsen.[2]
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- Adelaar, Willen F. H. and Pieter Muysken. The languages of the Andes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0-521-36275-7.
