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Ona Indian Language (Selknam)
Ona is a Chon
language of Argentina.
It is most closely related to the Tehuelche language.
Ona is a seriously endangered language, still spoken today by only a handful of elders on Tierra del Fuego.
Some linguists consider Ona and Selknam to have been distinct languages while others consider them dialects of
a single language, but with so few speakers surviving, the point is nearly moot.
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Ona Words
Our list of vocabulary words in the Ona language, with comparison to words in Tehuelche.
Ona Indian Language 
Ona Phonology Ona Grammar:
Scanned-in Ona language materials from the Rosetta Project.
AILLA: Ona:
Archive of Ona language recordings available for download.
La Lengua Ona:
Information on Ona including history, vocabulary, an audio file, and a linguistic map of South America. Page in Spanish.
Ona Prayers:
Ona translation of the Lord's Prayer and other Christian prayers.
House of Languages: Selknam:
Information about Selknam language usage.
Ona Language:
Demographic information on Ona from the Ethnologue of Languages.
Ona:
Wikipedia entry on the Ona language.
Ona Language Tree:
Theories about Ona's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.
Selknam Language Structures:
Selk'nam linguistic profile and academic bibliography.
The Ona Culture:
History and photographs about the Ona Indians of Tierra del Fuego.
Books for sale on the Onas
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Folk Literature of the Selknam Indians:
Collection of Ona Indian folklore and traditional stories.
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Links, References, and Additional Information
Wikipedia: Selk'nam:
Encyclopedia articles about the Ona tribe.
Selknam Los Selknam (Onas) Los Ona:
Information about the Onas in Spanish.
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