Araucanian languages

Araucanian
Geographic distribution:	Andes of Chile, Argentina
Linguistic classification:	One of the world's primary language families
Subdivisions:	Mapudungun Huilliche
Glottolog:	`arau1255`^[1]

The Araucanian languages, sometimes considered divergent dialects of a single language isolate, are a small language family of central Chile and neighboring areas of Argentina.

References

↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Araucanian". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

List of primary language families

Africa

Isolates	Bangime Hadza Jalaa Sandawe Kwadi? Laal?

Sign languages	Arab BANZSL French Lasima Tanzanian Others

Europe
and Asia

Isolates	Basque Burushaski Elamite Hattic Kusunda Nihali Nivkh Sumerian Hruso? Miju? Puroik?

Sign languages	BANZSL French German Japanese Swedish Chinese Indo-Pakistani Arab Chiangmai–Bangkok Others

New Guinea
and
the Pacific

Isolates	Abinomn Busa Kaure Kol Kuot Porome Pyu Taiap Yalë Abun? Amberbaken? Dem? Hattam? Isirawa? Lepki? Kapori? Kosare? Massep? Murkim? Pawaia? Sulka? Waia?

Sign languages	Hawai'i Sign Language Others

Australia

Isolates	Giimbiyu Malak-Malak Marrgu Tiwi Wagiman

North
America

Isolates	Chimariko Haida Karuk Kutenai Siuslaw Takelma Timucua Waikuri Washo Yana Yuchi Zuni

Sign languages	Inuit (Inuiuuk) Plains Sign Talk Others

Mesoamerica

Isolates	Cuitlatec Huave Seri Tarascan/Purépecha

Sign languages	Plains Sign Talk Mayan Others

South
America

Isolates (extant in 2000)	Aikanã? Andoque? Camsá Candoshi Chimane Chiquitano Cofán? Fulniô Guató Hodï/Joti Irantxe? Itonama Karajá Kawésqar Krenak Leco Maku-Auari of Roraima Movima Mura-Pirahã Nukak? Ofayé Puinave Rikbaktsa Huaorani/Waorani Trumai Urarina Warao Yamana Yuracaré

See also

Families in bold are the largest. Families in italics have no living members.

Languages of Chile

National language	Spanish

Living Indigenous languages	Ayacucho Quechua Central Aymara Chilean Quechua Chilean Sign Language Huilliche Mapudungun Quechua Rapa Nui

Extinct and endangered languages	Cacán Chango Chono Kawésqar/Alacaluf Kunza Ona/Selknam Tehuelche Yaghan

Language families	Aymaran Chon Polynesian Araucanian Alacalufan Quechuan Indo-European

Italics indicate extinct languages

Mapuche

Language

Culture

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History

Parliaments	Quillín (1641) Malloco (1671) Negrete (1726) Negrete (1793) Las Canoas (1793) Toltén (1869) Coz Coz (1907)

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