Chono people

Chono people

Chono is an extinct group of people who were indigenous in Chiloé Archipelago, Chile. They used nets and spears to gather food from the sea, but supplemented their catch with potatoes and other growths from small gardens. The welling places consisted of caves or leather structures.

The Chono became extinct during the 18th century with the last survivor going missing in 1875.

The Chono language is known only from local toponyms unexplicable from existing local languages, such as kawesqar, and is not related to any known language family.

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