Qawasqar

A language of Chile

ISO 639: alc
Alternate Names: Alacalouf, Alacaluf, Alacalufe, Alaculoof, Alaculuf, Alakaluf, Alikaluf, Alikhoolip, Alikuluf, Alilkoolif, Alokolup, Alooculoof, Alookooloop, Alucaluf, Alukoeluf, Alukulup, Halakwulup, Kaweskar, Kawesqar
Population: 12 (2006 O. Aguilera). 10 in Puerto Edén. Ethnic population: 100 (Crevels 2012).
Location:: Magallanes region: West Patagonia, Channel area, Isle of Wellington off south Chilean coast, 49 degrees south. Center is Puerto Edén.
Language Status: 8b (Nearly extinct).
Classification: Kaweskaran
Dialects: Aksanás (Aksana). Dialects are generally divided into three groups, northern, central and southern, of which only the northern is still spoken (Viegas Barros 1990).
Typology: 19 consonants and 6 vowels.
Language Use: Most shifted to Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. Texts.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Qawasqar
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Aksanás has been shown by Clairis to be a misinterpretation of old Qawasqar; it is a phantom (Campbell and Grondona 2012).

Location: Magallanes region: West Patagonia, Channel area, Isle of Wellington off south Chilean coast, 49 degrees south. Center is Puerto Edén.