View source for Qawasqar Language (alc)


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        <tr><td><b>Also Known As:</b> Kawesqar language,Alacalufe,Alacaluf,Kawesqar,Halakwulup,Kaweskar


<b>Description:</b>

Kawésqar (also known as Qawasqar [ISO 639-3], Alacaluf, Halakwulup, Kaweskar, Alakaluf, Kawaskar, Kawesqar, Qawashqar, Halakwalip, Hekaine, Kaueskar, Aksana, Aksanás) is an Alacalufan language spoken in southern Chile by the Kawésqar people. Originally there were several distinct dialects. Kakauhua is sometimes listed as a dialect, but is usually listed as a separate language, as in ISO 639-3 and Ethnologue. The language family containing these two languages is known as Alacalufan. Only about 20 speakers remain, half of them on Wellington Island, off the southwestern coast of Chile.
The alphabet in use is as follows : a, æ, c, c', e, f, h, i, j, k, k', l, m, n, o, p, p', q, r, rr, s, t, t', u, w, x. However, there are reported to be differences between dialects, and some sounds that are not represented here.
Kawésqar has a complex system of grammatical tense, which includes a basic morphological contrast between future, present, immediate past, recent past, distant past, and mythological past events.<i>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=2414919 ..... full article at Wikipedia]</i></td></tr>
        <tr><td><h2>Location of Qawasqar Language Speakers</h2>
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<tr><td>Miscellaneous:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_alc_misc-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_alc_misc-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
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<h2>Overview</h2>

<tr><td><b>Main Country: </b></td><td>[http://www.freebase.com/view/en/chile Chile]</td></tr>

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<b><i>Regions: </i></b>[http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/americas Americas] 
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<tr><td><b>ISO 639-3 Code: </b></td><td>alc</td></tr>

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      <tr><td><h2>Classification Taxonomy</h2>
[[All Languages]]

&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Alacalufan Group]]

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>[[Qawasqar Language]]</b>

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