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Tehuelche Indian Language (Aoniken)

Tehuelche is a Chon language of Argentina, still spoken today by only a handful of Patagonian elders. It is most closely related to the Ona language.

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Tehuelche Language

Tehuelche language samples and resources.

Tehuelche Culture and History

Information and links about the Tehuelche tribe past and present.

Tehuelche Language Resources

Our Online Tehuelche Materials

Tehuelche Words
Our list of vocabulary words in the Tehuelche language, with comparison to words in Ona.

Tehuelche Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions

Indigenous People of Argentina and Chile:
Map showing where in South America the Tehuelche language is spoken.

La Lengua Tewelche:
Information on Tehuelche including history, illustrations, and a linguistic map of South America. Page in Spanish.

Tehuelche Prayers:
Tehuelche translation of the Hail Mary prayer.

House of Languages: Gününa-kena:
Information about Tehuelche language usage.

House of Languages: Tehuelche:
Information about Tehuelche language usage.

Tehuelche Language:
Demographic information on Tehuelche from the Ethnologue of Languages.

Tehuelche:
Wikipedia entry on the Tehuelche language.

Tehuelche Language Tree:
Theories about Tehuelche's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

Tehuelche Language Structures:
Tehuelche linguistic profile and academic bibliography.

Lenguas Australes:
Extensive bibliography of materials about Tehuelche and other Argentinian languages. Page in Spanish.

Tehuelche Dictionaries, Audio Tapes and Language Resources
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Diccionario Tehuelche:
Small Spanish-Tehuelche dictionary for sale online.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Lengua Tewelche:
Information on the Tehuelche language in Spanish.
Tehuelche Tribe:
Tehuelche Indian books.

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