Huilliche

A language of Chile

ISO 639: huh
Alternate Names: Huilche, Huiliche, Veliche, “Beliche” (pej.)
Population: A few elderly speakers (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 2,000 (1982 SIL).
Location:: Los Lagos and Los Ríos regions: Valdivia to Chiloé south of Mapuche.
Language Status: 8b (Nearly extinct).
Classification: Mapudungu
Dialects: Tsesungún (Chesungun). Related to Mapudungun [arn], but barely intelligible with it.
Language Use: Few domains. Elderly only. All shifted to Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. Texts.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Huilliche
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Los Lagos and Los Ríos regions: Valdivia to Chiloé south of Mapuche.