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Aymara, Central
[ayr] Antofagasta, Arica and Parinacota, and Tarapacá regions: Iquique area, extreme north mountains. Users: 19,000 in Chile (Fabre 2007). Ethnic population: 48,500 (2002). About half have some knowledge of the language (Crevels 2007). Status: 6b* (Threatened). Recognized language (1993, Indigenous Peoples Law (No. 19.253)), Bilingual education programs in highland areas. Alternate Names: Aimara, Aymar, Aymar aru. Classification: Aymaran, Aymara.
Chilean Sign Language
[csg] Scattered. Users: 21,000 (Parks et al 2011a). 292,700 people with some level of auditory deficiency (2005 Fondo Nacional de la Discapacidad); 66,500 people with total deafness (23,900 less than 60 years old) (2002 census); others give estimates as high as 500,000 users (2018 J. Atala). Status: 5 (Developing). Recognized language (2010, Article 26 of Law No. 20.422), recognizes sign language as the natural means of communication of the deaf community. Alternate Names: LENSE, LSCh, Lengua de Señas Chilena, Lenguaje Chileno de Signos, Lenguaje de Señas. Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language.
English
[eng] Users: 1,965,500 in Chile, all users. L1 users: 15,500 in Chile (2020 Joshua Project). L2 users: 1,950,000 (2019 World Factbook). Status: 4 (Educational). Alternate Names: Inglés. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English.
German, Standard
[deu] Major cities. Users: 45,000 in Chile (2020 Joshua Project), based on ethnicity. Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Alemán, Deutsch. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Middle German, East Middle German.
Greek
[ell] Users: 7,000 in Chile (2020 Joshua Project). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Greek, Attic.
Huilliche
[huh] Los Lagos and Los Ríos regions: Valdivia to Chiloé south of Mapuche. Users: A few elderly speakers (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 2,000 (1982 SIL). Status: 8b (Nearly extinct). Alternate Names: Huilche, Huiliche, Veliche, “Beliche” (pej.). Classification: Mapudungu.
Italian
[ita] Users: 38,000 in Chile (2020 Joshua Project). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Italo-Dalmatian.
Kunza
[kuz] Antofagasta region: El Loa province; Caspana, Peine, and Socaire (Salar de Atacama). Users: No known L1 speakers. The last speakers either died or shifted entirely to Spanish by 1978. Ethnic population: 21,000 (2002 census). Status: 9 (Dormant). Alternate Names: Atacameño, Likan Antai, Likanantaí, Lipe, Ulipe. Classification: Language isolate.
Mapudungun
[arn] Araucanía, Bíobío, Los Lagos, and Los Ríos regions: Arauco, Bíobío, Valdivia, Osorno. Users: 250,000 in Chile (Crevels 2007). Ethnic population: 604,000 (2002). Total users in all countries: 258,410. Status: 6b (Threatened). Recognized language (1993, Indigenous Peoples Law (No. 19.253)). Alternate Names: Araucana, Mapuche, Mapudungu, Mapuzungun, “Araucano” (pej.). Autonym: Mapudungun. Classification: Mapudungu.
Qawasqar
[alc] Magallanes region: West Patagonia, Channel area, Isle of Wellington off south Chilean coast, 49 degrees south. Center is Puerto Edén. Users: 12 (2006 O. Aguilera). 10 in Puerto Edén. Ethnic population: 100 (Crevels 2012). Status: 8b (Nearly extinct). Alternate Names: Alacalouf, Alacaluf, Alacalufe, Alaculoof, Alaculuf, Alakaluf, Alikaluf, Alikhoolip, Alikuluf, Alilkoolif, Alokolup, Alooculoof, Alookooloop, Alucaluf, Alukoeluf, Alukulup, Halakwulup, Kaweskar, Kawesqar. Classification: Kaweskaran.
Quechua, South Bolivian
[quh] Antofagasta region. Users: 1,000 in Chile (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 6,180 (Crevels 2012). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Runasimi. Classification: Quechuan, Peripheral Quechua, Chinchay, Southern Chinchay.
Rapa Nui
[rap] Valparaíso region: Easter Island, 3,800 km from Chile, 4,000 km from Tahiti. Users: 1,000 (2016 R. Weber). Ethnic population: 5,000 (Kieviet 2016). Approximately 3,600 on Easter Island. Status: 6b (Threatened). Recognized language (1993, Indigenous Peoples Law (No. 19.253)). Alternate Names: Easter Island, Pascuense, Rapanui. Autonym: Rapa Nui. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, East, Rapanui.
Spanish
[spa] Users: 19,083,000 in Chile, all users. L1 users: 18,300,000 in Chile (Instituto Cervantes 2019). L2 users: 783,000 (Instituto Cervantes 2019). Status: 1 (National). De facto national language. Alternate Names: Castellano, Español. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Castilian.
Yámana
[yag] Magallanes region: Patagonia area, Navarino island, Puerto Williams, Ukika hamlet. Users: 1 in Chile (2018). One elderly speaker in Puerto Williams, Cristina Calderón, age 89 (2018). Ethnic population: 70 (Crevels 2012). Status: 8b (Nearly extinct). Alternate Names: Tequenica, Yaghan, Yagán, Yahgan. Autonym: Háusi Kúta. Classification: Language isolate.