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ISO 639-3 · alcalc

unclassified

Kawésqar

Kawésqar is a language, spoken in Chile. Wikidata counts about 12 speakers.

8b · Nearly ExtinctLatn12

Wikidata record Glottolog

At a glance

ISO 639-3: alc
Glottocode: qawa1238
Family: unclassified
EGIDS: 8b Nearly Extinct
UNESCO: Critically endangered
Wikipedia: 20 language editions

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—second-language speakers

1countries

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8bEGIDS level

Facts

Name	Kawésqar
Also called	Qawasqar, Kawesqar language, Kawésqar language, alc
All speakers	12
Written in	Latin script

Vitality

EGIDS 8b Nearly Extinct8b

Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.

Other languages at this level

UNESCO: Critically endangered

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where it is spoken

Map and countries

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Map of the area where Kawésqar is spoken — Map: Breogan2008 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Chile9 languages in the index

Also spoken in Chile

spaSpanishIndo-European · 555.6 m1 · National aymAymaraAymaran · 4 mVulnerable rmyVlax RomaniIndo-European · 538,4806b · Threatened arnMapudungununclassified · 300,0006b · Threatened csgChilean Sign Languageunclassified · 21,0005 · Developing rapRapa NuiAustronesian · 5,0006b · Threatened yagYaghanunclassified8b · Nearly Extinct huhHuillicheunclassified8b · Nearly Extinct