Also Known As:
Kawesqar, Kaweskar, Qawasqar, Kawashkar, Qawashqar, Halakwalup, Pecheré, Southern Alacaluf
Dialects & Varieties
- Kawésqar
- Tawóqser
- Alakaluf
Documenting Kawesqar, the last spoken Fueguian language
Oscar Aguilera. 2009. "Documenting Kawesqar, the Last Spoken Fueguian Language." In 1st International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation (ICLDC), Online: http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/4988.
Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
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Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Speakers
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Location and Context
Countries
Tierra del Fuego, Chile
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Spanish
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Recent Resources
Video que muestra uno de los sitios documentados en Exploración Etnogeográfica al Parque Nacional Be
images and kawesqar song in the background
This documentary shows the work of Oscar Aguilera, chilean ethnolinguist that has been working for m