Ona language
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| Ona | |
|---|---|
| Selk'nam | |
| Region | Argentina |
| Ethnicity | Selknam |
| Extinct | 1980s[1] |
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Chonan
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| 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.
Part of the Chonan language family of Patagonia, Selk'nam is now extinct, due both to the late 19th-century Selknam Genocide by European immigrants, high fatalities due to disease, and disruption of traditional society. The last native speakers died in the 1980s,[1] but ethnic Selk'nam continue.
Grammar
The Ona language was an OVS language.[2]
Footnotes
References
- Adelaar, Willem (2010). "South America". In Christopher (ed.), Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger, 3rd Edition. UNESCO. pp. 86-94.
- Fox, Patrick (Host). (2008, May 19). The World in Words [Audio Podcast]. Retrieved from http://itunes.apple.com.
See also
- List of endangered languages
- Languages of Argentina
- Languages of Chile
External links
- Guillermo Latorre, Sustrato y superestrato multilingües en la toponimia del extremo sur de Chile, Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades de la Universidad Austral de Chile
- WALS
- Selknam dictionary online (select simple or advanced browsing)
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