Chono language

Not to be confused with the Chonan languages or the spurious Wayteka language.
Chono
Native toChile
RegionChonos Archipelago, Chiloé Archipelago
EthnicityChono people
Extinct1875
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologchon1248

Chono is a poorly attested extinct language of confusing classification. It is attested primarily from an 18th-century catechism, which is not translated into Spanish. Various placenames in Chiloé Archipelago have Chono etymologies.

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