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Record 1 1996-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

A South American Indian language spoken by the Yamana (Yahgan), an Indian people living on the southern coast of Tierra del Fuego and adjacent islands. The Yamana language forms a distinct linguistic group made up of five mutually intelligible dialects that corresponds to five regionally defined subdivisions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Langue indienne de l'Amérique du Sud parlée par les Yamana (Yahgan), peuple indien qui habitait la Terre de Feu et vivaient dispersés du golfe de Penas au canal Cockburn.

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