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ISO 639-3 · yagyag
unclassified · extinct or historical language
Yaghan
Háusi Kúta
Yaghan is an extinct or historical language, spoken in Argentina and Chile. Wikidata describes it as “language of Tierra del Fuego”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
yag- Glottocode
yama1264- Family
- unclassified
- EGIDS
- 8b Nearly Extinct
- UNESCO
- Critically endangered
- Wikipedia
- 23 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
—levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Yaghan · Háusi Kúta |
|---|---|
| Also called | Yamana, Iakan, Jagan, Yagankuta, Yámana |
| All speakers | 0 (2022) |
| Written in | Latin script |
| Kind | extinct or historical language |
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 levelUNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this levelwhere it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Argentina
spaSpanishIndo-European · 555.6 m1 · NationalhyeArmenianIndo-European · 6.7 m1 · NationalgrnGuaraniTupian · 4.5 mSafeslvSloveneIndo-European · 2.4 m1 · NationalvecVenetianIndo-European · 2 m5 · DevelopingquhSouth Bolivian QuechuaQuechua · 1.6 m5 · DevelopingyidYiddishIndo-European · 1 mDefinitely endangeredcymWelshIndo-European · 724,0002 · ProvincialrmyVlax RomaniIndo-European · 538,4806b · ThreatenedarnMapudungununclassified · 300,0006b · Threatened