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Of of pertaining to any method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way, whether united in a system specific to a country or region.

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Mapuche

Language; Endangered languages

The Mapuche language, Mapudungun, is a language isolate spoken in south-central Chile and west central Argentina by the Mapuche people. It is also spelled Mapuzugun and sometimes ...

Mocoví

Language; Endangered languages

The Mocoví language is a Guaicuruan language of Argentina spoken by about 4,500 people mostly in Santa Fé province.

Nivaclé

Language; Endangered languages

Nivaclé is a Matacoan language spoken in Paraguay by c.8,400 and in Argentina by 200. It is also known as Chulupí and Ashluslay, and in older sources has been called Ashuslé, ...

Ona

Language; Endangered languages

Ona (Aona), also known as Selk'nam (Shelknam), is a language that was once spoken by the Selknam people in Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego in southernmost South America. As of ...

Adnyamathanha

Language; Endangered languages

Adnyamathanha is one of the names of a moribund Australian Aboriginal language. It is the traditional language of the Adnyamathanha people. The name of the witchetty grub comes ...

Aghu Tharrnggala

Language; Endangered languages

Aghu Tharrnggala (or Aghu Tharnggalu) is an extinct Paman language variety formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. The name may also be used to refer ...

Alyawarre

Language; Endangered languages

Alyawarre are an Indigenous Australian people, or language group, from the Northern Territory. In 1980 they lodged a land claim with the Wakaya people, which was handed back to ...