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Kaweskar Indian Language (Kawesqar, Alacalufe, Aksana)
Kaweskar is an Alacalufan language of South America.
It is still spoken by only a few elderly people in Chile.
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Indigenous People of Argentina and Chile:
Map showing where in South America the Qawasqar language is spoken.
Kawésqar:
Information on the Kaweskar language from the University of Chile, including soundfiles. Site in Spanish.
Central Alacalufe 
Southern Alacalufe:
Linguistic chart of phonemes in the Kaweskar languages.
La Lengua Kawéskar La Lengua Aksaná La Lengua Hekaine:
Kaweskar language information including illustrations and a linguistic map of South America. Page in Spanish.
Chilean Placenames:
Chart of indigenous placenames in the Kaweskar (Alacaluf) and Mapudungun languages.
House of Languages: Kawésqar:
Information about Kawésqar language usage.
Kaweskar Language:
Demographic information on Kaweskar from the Ethnologue of Languages.
Lenguas Australes:
Extensive bibliography of materials about Kawesqar and other languages of Chile and Argentina. Page in Spanish.
Kawéskar:
Encyclopedia articles on the Kaweskar language.
Kawesqar Language Tree:
Theories about Kawesqar's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.
Qawasqar Language Structures:
Kawesqar linguistic profile and academic bibliography.
Alcaluf Prayers:
Translations of the Lord's Prayer into the Alacaluf language.
Patagonia Indian Tribe Faces Extinction Chile Indigenous Tribe Fights Extinction Man of Rare Chilean Tribe Dies:
Articles about the Kawesqar tribe's struggle for cultural survival.
Links, References, and Additional Information
Los Alakaluf Lengua y Cultura Kawésqar Los Kawésqar Los Indios Alacalufes Los Fueguinos:
Information about the Kaweskars in Spanish.
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