Araucanian family

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The Araucanian family is a small language family of indigenous languages spoken primarily by the Mapuche people in south-central Chile and adjacent regions of Argentina.

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Araucanian family canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf language family
alternativeName Araucanian languages
Mapuchean languages
associatedWith Mapuche culture
linked to: Mapuche customs
ethnicGroup Mapuche
linked to: Mapuche people
geneticClassification language isolate family
unclassified language family
geographicDistribution Argentina
Chile
hasISO639FamilyCode awd
hasMemberLanguage Huilliche
Mapudungun
hasNotableLanguage Mapudungun
hasSpeakerCommunity rural communities in south-central Chile
rural communities in southwestern Argentina
primaryRegion adjacent regions of Argentina
south-central Chile
region South America
spokenBy Mapuche people
spokenIn Argentina
Patagonia
south-central Chile
status endangered
usedFor daily communication
traditional ceremonies
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Araucanian languages alternativeName Araucanian family