Huilliche language
| Huilliche | |
|---|---|
| chesungun, chedungun | |
| Native to | Chile |
| Region | Los Lagos, Los Ríos |
| Ethnicity | Huilliche people |
Native speakers | A few elderly speakers (2012) |
Araucanian
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | huh |
| Glottolog | huil1244 |
| ELP | Huilliche |
| willi "south" | |
|---|---|
| People | Huilliche |
| Language | Chedungun |
| Country | Futahuillimapu |
Huilliche (which can also be found spelt Williche, Huiliche or Veliche) is a moribund branch of the Araucanian language family. In 1982 it was spoken by about 2,000 ethnic Huilliche people in Chile, but in 2012 it was spoken by only a few elderly speakers. It is spoken in the nation's Los Lagos and Los Ríos regions; and mountain valleys, between the city of Valdivia and south toward the Chiloé Archipelago.