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Yagán (originally Yahgan, but also now spelled Yaghan, Jagan, Iakan), also known as Yámana and Háusi Kúta, is one of the indigenous
languages of Tierra del Fuego, spoken by the Yagán people. It is regarded as a language isolate, although some linguists have
attempted to relate it to Kawésqar and Chon. Along with other Fuegian languages, it was among the first South American languages
to be recorded by European explorers and missionaries. Yahgan was also spoken briefly on Keppel Island in the Falkland Islands
at a missionary settlement. Following the death of 84 year old Emelinda Acuña (1921 – October 12, 2005), only one native speaker
remains, Cristina Calderón of Villa Ukika on Navarino Island, Chile. Calderón (often referred to as simply Abuela) is the
sister-in-law of Acuña. |
Names (more)[br] Yamaneg[en] Yámana [fi] Yaghanin kieli [fr] Yagan [pt] Língua yagan [es] Idioma yagán |
Language type : Living
Technical notes
This page is providing structured data for the language Yámana. |
ISO 639 CodesISO 639-3 : yagLinked Data URIshttp://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/yaghttp://dbpedia.org/resource/ISO_639:yag More URIs at sameas.org SourcesAuthority documentation for ISO 639 identifier: yagFreebase ISO 639-3 : yag GeoNames.org Country Information Publications Office of the European Union Metadata Registry : Countries and Languages |