Alacalufan languages

Alacalufan
Kawesqaran
EthnicityAlacaluf people
Geographic
distribution
Chile
Linguistic classificationOne of the world's primary language families
Subdivisions
  • Kawesqar
  • Central Alacaluf †
  • Southern Alacaluf †
Language codes
ISO 639-5aqa
Glottologkawe1237

The Alacalufan languages or Kawesqaran languages are a small language family of South America. They have not been definitely linked to any other American language family.[1][2]

  1. ^ Campbell, L. (1997). American Indian Languages: The Historical Linguistics of Native America. Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics 4. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  2. ^ Adelaar, W. F. H., & Muysken, P. C. (2004). The Languages of the Andes. Cambridge Language Surveys. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.