Ona language

Ona
Selk'nam
Spoken in Argentina
Ethnicity Selknam
Native speakers 2  (1991)
Language family
Chonan
  • Chon proper
    • Island Chon
      • Ona
Language codes
ISO 639-3 ona

Ona (Aona), also known as Selk'nam (Shelknam), is a language that was once spoken by the Selknam people in Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego in southernmost South America. As of 1991 there were 1-3 speakers left. 2000 estimates place it as "probably extinct."

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