| Haush | |
|---|---|
| Manek'enk | |
| Spoken in | Argentina |
| Ethnicity | Haush people |
| Extinct | people extinct ca. 1930 |
| Language family |
Chonan
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Linguist List | qoa |
The Haush language (also Manek'enk) was an indigenous language spoken by the Haush people and was formerly spoken on the island of Tierra del Fuego.[1] The Haush were considered the oldest inhabitants of Tierra del Fuego, inhabited the Mitre Peninsula, the eastern tip of the island, and made regular hunting trips to Isla de los Estados.
Before 1850, an estimated 300 people spoke Haush.[2] The last speaker of Haush died around 1920.[3]
The language is considered to be related to the Selknma, Gününa Yajich, Teushen, and Tehuelche languages, which collective belong to the Chonan language family.[4]
P'all is a Haush word that means "(to be) black."[5]