Mapudungun: The language of the Mapuche
Monday, December 3, 2007
Language and Culture of the Mapuche Nation
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Mapuche spirituality is closely linked to the land and nature. All life is thought to emanate from the earth. The word Mapuche can be spli...
Examples of Mapudungun
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Mapudungun Word Set English Mapudungun One Quiñe Two Epu Three Cla Four Meli Five Quechu Man Huentru Woman ...
Thursday, November 29, 2007
The Land of the Mapuche
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The Mapuche people inhabit a large area of southern Chile between the Itata and Tolten rivers and a portion of Argentina. ( ethnologue.com ...
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
The Structure of Mapudungun
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Mapudungun utilizes a SOV word order ( ethnologue.com ) and is a polysynthetic language with noun and verb incorportation. It has a comple...
Population estimates
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The ethnic population of speakers of Mapudungun, numbering 928,000 ( ethnologue.com ) live in both Chile and Argentina so the estimates are ...
Videos
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Here are a couple of videos that demonstrate the spoken language of Mapudungun. Mapuche Creation Story: This story is told in Mapudungun and...
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