- Chono language
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Not to be confused with Chonan languages.
Chono Aksanás Spoken in Chile Region Chiloé Archipelago Ethnicity Chono people Extinct 1875 Language family unclassifiedLanguage codes ISO 639-3 – Linguist List 064 Chono is a poorly attested extinct language of confusing classification that may or may not be related to Kawesqar. It is attested primarily from an 18th-century catechism, which is not translated into Spanish. Viegas Barros, who postulates a relationship between Kawesqar and Yaghan, believes that 45% of the Chono vocabulary and grammatical forms correspond to one of those languages, though it is not close to either.
References
- Adelaar & Muysken, 2005. The languages of the Andes.
Categories:- Languages with Linglist but no iso3 codes
- Unclassified languages of South America
- Indigenous languages of the Americas
- Indigenous languages of the Americas stubs
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